One glance at the Nokia 5230 and you can see it takes its styling from the Nokia 5800, which is great news as we love the shape and size of Nokia's first mainstream touchscreen device. The Nokia 5230 is aimed at the entry-level user, which at half the price of the Nokia 5800 is great news for those on a budget. Join us after the break to find out how the Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5800 compare and differ...
The Nokia 5230 is the new budget offering from Nokia that we've started to take a look at. While it looks like the Nokia 5800 there are differences, such as a lack of Wi-Fi, a slightly less robust build quality and no stylus.
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Size & weight: The Nokia 5800 has in our opinion a fantastic design, and one that has been built for the mass-market. Measuring 111 x 52 x 16mm it feels great in the hand and has an overall weight of 109g. In many respects, the Nokia 5230 looks and feels a lot like the Nokia 5800 but like the Nokia 5530 it uses a slightly squared off design and slightly less impressive plastic casing. As a result, the Nokia 5230 is slightly slimmer, measuring 11 x 51.7 x 14.5mm, but weighing in at a tad heavier 113g.
Screen: Both the Nokia 5800 and Nokia 5230 share the same size and resolution of screen. Both has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with 640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ratios.
Processor: When it comes to processing power, you’ll find that the Nokia 5800 shares the same processor as the Nokia 5230. This is the ARM 11 CPU, which has a clock speed of 434MHz, so we can expect apps to load as quickly and smoothly as they do on current generation of devices.
Memory: If the Nokia 5800 has one major flaw, then it would be the lack of internal memory, at it comes with just 81MB of internal memory. Even so, this is better than the Nokia 5230, with just 70MB. However, you can always add 16GB of storage space using the microSD slot to either device.
Camera: The Nokia 5800 comes with a pretty smooth camera in the form of a 3.2-Megapixel CCD with Carl Zeiss optics with dual-LED Flash. We’ve found it a great camera for most occasions. Where the Nokia 5230 differs is that Nokia has knocked the camera down to an entry-level 2-Megapixel CCD with maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels.
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