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| Global Score | |
| 36.1 | 39.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Nokia |
| -- | Symbian 9.4 |
| 2007-05-15 | 2009-08-25 |
| 4.05 x 2.08 x 0.52 inches | 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches |
| 4.40 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| $ 290.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 360 x 640 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 182 pixels per inch | 229 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 6.1 | 6.9 |
| processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 46,08 MB internal memory | 71,68 MB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 220 x 176 video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 4.84 | 5.28 |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 950mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 260 hours standby time 3.4 hours talk time | 438 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.48 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nokia 5230 has a score of 39.4, which is just a bit better than the Motorola RAZR2 V9's score of 36.1. The Nokia 5230 design is way newer and just a bit lighter, but thicker than Motorola RAZR2 V9. Nokia 5230 has a quite superior hardware performance than Motorola RAZR2 V9, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster).
Nokia 5230 features a sharper screen than Motorola RAZR2 V9, because it has a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display, a way bigger screen and a lot better 640 x 360px resolution. The Nokia 5230 counts with a bit better camera than Motorola RAZR2 V9, and although they both have a 2 megapixels back-facing camera, the Nokia 5230 also has a lot higher 640x480 video resolution.
The Nokia 5230 features a much better memory to store more games and applications than Motorola RAZR2 V9, because it has more internal memory capacity. The Nokia 5230 counts with a really longer battery life than Motorola RAZR2 V9, because it has a 1320mAh battery capacity against 950mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Nokia 5230 is also by far the cheapest one.
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