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Samsung Sway
SCH-U650Nokia Asha 230
RM-987| Global Score | |
| 37.1 | 40.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Nokia |
| 2008-10-06 | 0000-00-00 |
| 4.15 x 1.96 x 0.47 inches | 3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 inches |
| 3.56 ounces | 3.15 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and Yellow |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.2 inches | 2.8 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | LCD |
| 182 pixels per inch | 143 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 64 MB RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 5.76 | 7.83 |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| -- | 320 x 240 (25 fps) (QVGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.61 |
| CDMA | EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1020mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 312 hours standby time 4.5 hours talk time | 792 hours standby time 11 hours talk time |
| 2.24 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Nokia Asha 230 is a little bit better than Samsung Sway, with a score of 40.8 against 37.1. Nokia Asha 230 is a just a little bit thicker but lighter phone than the Samsung Sway. The Samsung Sway counts with a little more vivid screen than Nokia Asha 230, because although it has a lot smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 320 x 240, the Samsung Sway also counts with a better display density.
Nokia Asha 230 features a lot better hardware performance than Samsung Sway, because it has an additional GPU and a larger number of faster cores. Nokia Asha 230 shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Sway, although it has a back facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution. The Nokia Asha 230 and Samsung Sway both feature quite similar memory for games and applications, although the Nokia Asha 230 has no SD card slot.
The Nokia Asha 230 features greater battery performance than Samsung Sway, because it has a 28 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Nokia Asha 230 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy choice.
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