Phone Comparison - Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs Nokia Asha 230

Motorola RAZR i XT890
motorola razr i xt890
Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Nokia
Announced September 2012 February 2014
Status Available - October 2012 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz [Similar] -
GPU PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user available) -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G Yes No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS A-GPS support only
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by - Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 12 h