Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia 208

Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
Nokia 208
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2014 July 2013
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Available - July 2013
Colors White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
Weight 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
3G Network No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 -
Processor - -
GPU - -
RAM N/A 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory - 256 MB
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.56% 30.56%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only)
Wi-Fi No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS A-GPS support only No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal - 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD microSD, up to 32 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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C)
Capacity 1020 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 504 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)