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Nokia 5230

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Nokia 5230

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, August. Released 2009, November 2011, October 04. Released 2011, October 14
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc (4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 in) 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back, stainless steel frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
  Scratch-resistant glass back panel
Display
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors IPS LCD
Size 3.2 inches, 28.2 cm2 (~49.2% screen-to-body ratio) 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~54.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density) 640 x 960 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~330 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
 Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Symbian 9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 iOS 5, upgradable to iOS 9.3.6
Chipset Apple A5 (45 nm)
CPU 434 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 70MB 128MB RAM 8GB 512MB RAM, 16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 2 MP 8 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA, videocalling over Wi-Fi and 3G
Video 480p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; Nokia Maps GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Photo editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery (BL-5J) Li-Po 1432 mAh, non-removable (5.3 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Up to 8 h (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)     1.18 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.08 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    
Models A1431, A1387, iPhone4,1
Price About 80 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1261:1 (nominal) / 2.269:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -86.7dB / Crosstalk -84.0dB Noise -91.2dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 45h

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