Nokia 2.3 vs realme 5i

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Comparing the Nokia 2.3 vs realme 5i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia 2.3 and realme 5i run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: realme 5i offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Nokia 2.3 offers 6.2 inches, making realme 5i the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 2.3 and realme 5i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia 2.3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme 5i offers 12 MP, making Nokia 2.3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 5i offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia 2.3 offers 5 MP, making realme 5i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 2.3 delivers longer battery life with 17h 26m, while realme 5i delivers 16h 24m, making Nokia 2.3 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: realme 5i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia 2.3 offers 32 GB, making realme 5i the better option for storage.


User Rating: realme 5i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nokia 2.3 has a rating of 3.8.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Dec, 2019
15 Jan, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio A22
Snapdragon 665
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Great design
  • Good performance
  • Battery life is amazing
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Macro mode is a hit or miss
  • The display needs to be better
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.8/5
(3,001 ratings)
4.5/5
(413,632 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

17h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 24m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
172,716
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Dec 27, 2019
(Official)
Jan 15, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Android One
ColorOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio A22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8300
Adreno 610
Adreno 840

RAM

2 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
172,716
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

29.0 s
24.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

6.5 %
16.2 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1520 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

271 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.34 %
82.73 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
89 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

157.6 mm
164.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.4 mm
75 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

183 grams
195 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.8" sensor size IMX386 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

17h 26m
16h 24m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

5h 7m 46s
2h 44m 7s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.82 W/kg
Head: 1.180 W/kg Body: 0.631 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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