Phone Comparison - Nokia 5230 vs Nokia Asha 305

Nokia 5230
nokia 5230
Nokia Asha 305
nokia asha 305
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced August 2009 June 2012
Status Available - November 2009 Available - July 2012
Colors Black, White Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc
(4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 in, 3.27 cc )
110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 S40 Asha
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] -
GPU -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 32 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 70 MB storage 10 MB, 64 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT resistive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (229 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.39% 43.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features -
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 176x144@10fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi No No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 70 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J) 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 432 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h