Nokia 5230 vs Reliance Coolpad 2838

Comparing the Nokia 5230 vs Reliance Coolpad 2838 across camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Rear Camera: Both Nokia 5230 and Reliance Coolpad 2838 feature a 2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Reliance Coolpad 2838 offers a higher battery capacity with 1350 mAh, while Nokia 5230 offers 1320 mAh, making Reliance Coolpad 2838 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia 5230 offers higher internal storage with 70 GB, while Reliance Coolpad 2838 offers 64 GB, making Nokia 5230 the better option for storage.

Nokia 5230

₹7,855

(Discontinued)

Reliance Coolpad 2838

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

23 Nov, 2009

N/A

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A	Unisoc T7100
(upto 434 MHz)	N/A	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
128 MB RAM	16 MB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)	N/A	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
LCD	LCD	IPS LCD
360x640 px	240x320 px	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

2 MP

Primary Camera

2 MP

Primary Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A

5 MP

Battery

1320 mAh	1350 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	N/A	10W

Storage

70 MB	64 MB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

3.3/5

(24 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Symbian

Brew

Android v15

Custom UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Unisoc T7100

Processor

434 MHz

N/A

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

128 MB

16 MB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Screen Size

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

N/A

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px

240x320 px

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

229 ppi

N/A

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

49.16 %

N/A

Design

Height

111 mm

104 mm

N/A

Width

51.7 mm

54 mm

N/A

Thickness

15.50 mm

16.60 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

115 grams

N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 @ 25

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1320 mAh

1350 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(3G) / Up to 7(2G)

Up to 3(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

70 MB

64 MB

64 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

Yes Up to 2 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV eAAC+ WMA with 3.5 mm audio jack

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3 player

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

Games

+ Java downloadable

N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Practically unlimited

1000 x 5 phonebook + RUIM Card

N/A

SMS

Yes

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

Organizer Photo editor Flash Lite 3.0 Voice memo/dial T9

T9/Predictive Text Airplane Mode Alarm Clock Calculator Organizer Calender World Clock

N/A

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