Nokia Asha 230 vs Samsung S8530 Wave II

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

  Asha 230: 45.7 g lighter

  Asha 230:

  89.3 g

  S8530 Wave II:

  135 g

• Width

  Asha 230: 1.2 mm narrower

  Asha 230:

  58.6 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  59.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Asha 230: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

  Asha 230:

  2.8 in

  S8530 Wave II:

  3.7 in

• Depth

  S8530 Wave II: 1.4 mm thinner

  Asha 230:

  13.2 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  11.8 mm

• Height

  Asha 230: 24.4 mm shorter

  Asha 230:

  99.5 mm

  S8530 Wave II:

  123.9 mm

• Release year

  Asha 230:

  2014

  S8530 Wave II:

  2010

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. Asha 230

   Height:

   99.5 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   13.2 mm +1.4 mm versus S8530 Wave II

2. 2. S8530 Wave II

   Height:

   123.9 mm +24.4 mm versus Asha 230

   Width:

   59.8 mm +1.2 mm versus Asha 230

   Depth:

   11.8 mm

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. Asha 230

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

2. 2. S8530 Wave II

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

S8530 Wave II has approximately 60.5% more rectangular screen area than Asha 230.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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