Phone Comparison - Nokia 5230 vs Samsung Galaxy Avant

Nokia 5230
nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Avant
samsung galaxy avant
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced August 2009 July 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White Black
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 )
132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.23 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 136.9 g (4.8.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1700 / 2100 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 70 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.39% 63.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto Focus, Dual-Camera, Dual-Video Call, Geo-Tagging, Shot Modes: Auto, Beauty Face, Panorama, Night, Sound & Shot, Sports
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA. LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 70 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J) 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 432 h (3G)
Up to 372 h (3G)
Up to 365 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 18 h