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Nokia Asha 230
Dual SIMRM-987
Motorola FIRE
XT311| Global Score | |
| 40.8 | 44.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Motorola |
| -- | Android 2.3 |
| -- | 2011-07-11 |
| 3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 inches | 4.59 x 2.28 x 0.53 inches |
| 3.15 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and Yellow | -- |
| $ 269.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 143 pixels per inch | 143 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive |
| 6 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225 chipset | Qualcomm MSM7227-1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 64 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 7.83 | 6.84 |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 1.30 MP | 3.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 320 x 240 (25 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (24 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1020mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1420mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 792 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | 9.2 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola FIRE has a score of 44.7, which is a bit better than the Nokia Asha 230's general score of 40.8. The Motorola FIRE is a just a little thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone than the Nokia Asha 230. Nokia Asha 230 counts with a superior performance than Motorola FIRE, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a higher number of cores.
Nokia Asha 230 has a bit better display than Motorola FIRE. Both have a same size screen, the same exact resolution of 320 x 240px and a higher amount of pixels per screen inch. The Motorola FIRE counts with a much bigger storage for apps and games than Nokia Asha 230. The Motorola FIRE counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Nokia Asha 230, because it has a 39% greater battery capacity.
The Motorola FIRE features a camera that is just as good as Nokia Asha 230's camera, although the Motorola FIRE also has a lot better 640x480 video definition and a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Motorola FIRE is also by far the cheapest.
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