Comparison of Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5300 XpressMusic smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia 5230

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Nokia

Phone model

5230

5300 XpressMusic

Year of release

2009

2006

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Slider

Body length

111 mm

92 mm

Body width

52 mm

48 mm

Body thickness

15 mm

20.7 mm

Weight

115 g

107 g

Volume

86.08 cm³

92.19 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White
• Black

• Red
• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM 11

CPU clock speed

434 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

128 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 70 MB

• 5 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

16 GB

2 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.4

Nokia Series 40

Battery

Battery capacity

1320

860

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h

3 h

Standby time in GSM networks

438 h

223 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

4 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

458 h

Duration of listening to music

33 h

12 h

Video watching duration

3 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

2 in

Screen resolution

640 x 360 pixels

320 x 240 pixels

Pixel density

229 ppi

200 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

18 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Resistive

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

2 Mp

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1600 x 1200 pixels

1280 x 1024 pixels

Digital zoom

3 X

8 X

Shooting settings

Auto exposure

Viewfinder

Other photo settings

• Color modes

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

176 x 144 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

15 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Story modes
• Color modes

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Autodial

Sound indication of talk time

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

2.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Mini USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.0 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• Bluetooth sim access
• Headset
• Handsfree

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Mini USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

PictBridge support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• H.264

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• AAC+
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Standard keypad

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

Handwriting recognition

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Roller Coaster
• DJ Mix Tour

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

EMS support

MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Push-To-Talk function