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| Global Score | |
| 36 | 39.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| -- | Symbian 9.4 |
| -- | 2009-08-25 |
| 4.48 x 1.83 x 0.52 inches | 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches |
| 2.66 ounces | 4.06 ounces |
| $ 120.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 128 x 160 pixels | 360 x 640 pixels |
| TFD | TFT |
| 102 pixels per inch | 229 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Resistive |
| 5.2 | 6.9 |
| processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor |
| -- | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 30,72 MB internal memory | 71,68 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.72 | 1.5 |
| Camera | |
| 0.30 MP | 2.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 3.63 | 5.28 |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 1 | 0.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 800mAh Battery | 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 460 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | 438 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.24 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia 5230 is just a bit better than the Samsung E3309, having a 39.4 score against 36. The Nokia 5230 is a thicker and a lot heavier phone than Samsung E3309. Nokia 5230 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Samsung E3309, because it has a way better 640 x 360 resolution, a way greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a way bigger display.
Samsung E3309 features a bigger storage for applications and games than Nokia 5230, because although it has only 30,72 MB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 32 GB. The Nokia 5230 features a quite better performance than Samsung E3309, because it has a greater number of cores.
Nokia 5230 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung E3309, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels. Nokia 5230 features a superior battery performance than Samsung E3309, because it has 1320mAh of battery capacity instead of 800mAh.
Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Nokia 5230 is also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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