Phone Comparison - Nokia 5230 vs Nokia 206 vs Nokia 515

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced August 2009 November 2012 August 2013
Status Available - November 2009 Available - December 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Cyan , Magenta, Yellow, Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar 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 )
116 x 49.4 x 12.4 mm, 64 cc (4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in)
(4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in, 2.52 cc (0.18 x 0.08 x 0.02 in))
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) (3.21 oz (0.11.0.74 oz)) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900 SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Proprietary OS Symbian Series 30
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 - -
GPU - -
RAM 128 MB N/A 64 MB
Internal Memory 70 MB storage 64 MB storage 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT LCD, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 65K colors 262K colors
Size 3.2 inches 2.4 inches 2.4 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (229 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.39% 31.00% 32.47%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes, QVGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 32 Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi No No No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Unlimited entries, Photocall Yes, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Yes
Internal 70 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 64MB storage 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J) 1100 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 432 h (3G)
Up to 680 h Up to 912 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 20 h Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)