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Nokia Asha 230
Dual SIMRM-987
| Global Score | |
| 40.8 | 44.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Acer |
| -- | Android 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-02-15 |
| 3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 inches | 4.53 x 2.46 x 0.49 inches |
| 3.15 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and Yellow | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 175.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 143 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive |
| 6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225 chipset | Qualcomm MSM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Single-Core 768 MHz processor |
| 64 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.02 |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 320 x 240 (25 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (20 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1020mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1350mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 792 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Acer Liquid e has a score of 44.8, which is just a bit better than Nokia Asha 230's 40.8 global score. The Acer Liquid e is a noticeably heavier but just a little bit thinner cellphone than Nokia Asha 230. Nokia Asha 230 has a better performing CPU than Acer Liquid e, because although it has 192 MB less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a greater number of cores.
The Acer Liquid e counts with a much sharper screen than Nokia Asha 230, because it has a lot higher display density, a larger display and a much higher resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Acer Liquid e's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is very similar to Nokia Asha 230's one, although the Acer Liquid e has no slot for an external memory card.
The Acer Liquid e has better battery duration than Nokia Asha 230, because it has a 1350mAh battery size. The Acer Liquid e has a slightly better camera than Nokia Asha 230, because it has a much better 5 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lot better 640x480 video quality.
The Acer Liquid e is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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