Nokia 5250 vs Nokia C5 TD-SCDMA

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    5250: 15 g lighter

    5250:
    107 g
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    122 g
  • Width

    C5 TD-SCDMA: 1 mm narrower

    5250:
    49 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    48 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    C5 TD-SCDMA: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    5250:
    2.8 in
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    5250: 0.6 mm thinner

    5250:
    14 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    14.6 mm
  • Height

    5250: 8 mm shorter

    5250:
    104 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    112 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. 5250

    Height:
    104 mm
    Width:
    49 mm +1 mm versus C5 TD-SCDMA
    Depth:
    14 mm
  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    Height:
    112 mm +8 mm versus 5250
    Width:
    48 mm
    Depth:
    14.6 mm +0.6 mm versus 5250

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 5250

    107 g

  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    122 g

    +15 g versus 5250

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. 5250

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    21.6 cm²
  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

5250 has approximately 21.2% more rectangular screen area than C5 TD-SCDMA.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

5250: Original memory entry

51 MB

C5 TD-SCDMA: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 5250

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. C5 TD-SCDMA

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 5250

    1000 mAh

    +50 mAh versus C5 TD-SCDMA

  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    950 mAh

Specifications

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1. 52502. C5 TD-SCDMA

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
  • 112 Х 48 Х 14.6 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 51 MB
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 21.6 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.4%
  • 33.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 262 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Purple
  • White
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min Music play - Up to 24h
  • Stand by time- Up to 190 h (2G) / Up to 165 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • TD-SCDMA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification5250C5 TD-SCDMA
Dop
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video/Photo editor -Organizer -Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Flickr
  • MySpace apps -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For China Mobile