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Nokia 5250 vs Plum Compass

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5250

Nokia 5250

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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.

  • Weight5250: 61.7 g lighter5250: 107 g · Compass: 168.7 g
  • Width5250: 23.6 mm narrower5250: 49 mm · Compass: 72.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal5250: 2.2 in smaller diagonal5250: 2.8 in · Compass: 5 in
  • DepthCompass: 4.2 mm thinnerCompass: 9.8 mm · 5250: 14 mm
  • Height5250: 42 mm shorter5250: 104 mm · Compass: 146 mm
  • Release year2010 / 20165250: 2010 · Compass: 2016

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.

Front
5250: 104 × 49 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 72.6 mm 2
Side
5250: 104 × 14 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 9.8 mm 2
  1. 1. 5250
    Height
    104 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    14 mm
    Weight
    107 g
  2. 2. Compass
    Height
    146 mm
    Width
    72.6 mm
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    168.7 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5250Compass
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
  • 146 Х 72.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 107 g
  • 168.7 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 51 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Spreadtrum SC7731C
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5250Compass
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 21.6 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.4%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 262 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5250Compass
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
Specification5250Compass
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
General specs
General specs
Specification5250Compass
Release date
  • 2010
  • August
  • 2016
  • December
Colors
  • Dark Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy 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 620 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5250Compass
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification5250Compass
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
Specification5250Compass
Dop
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer