Nokia 5230 vs Samsung Star 3G

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Comparing the Nokia 5230 vs Samsung Star 3G across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Nokia 5230 offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Samsung Star 3G offers 2.8 inches, making Nokia 5230 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia 5230 and Samsung Star 3G feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Samsung Star 3G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3.2 MP, while Nokia 5230 offers 2 MP, making Samsung Star 3G better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Nokia 5230 offers a higher battery capacity with 1320 mAh, while Samsung Star 3G offers 1000 mAh, making Nokia 5230 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia 5230 offers higher internal storage with 70 GB, while Samsung Star 3G offers 50 GB, making Nokia 5230 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia 5230 receives a higher user rating of 3.3, while Samsung Star 3G has a rating of 3.

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Nokia 5230
₹7,855
(Discontinued)
Samsung Star 3G
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

23 Nov, 2009
07 Aug, 2009

Performance

(upto 434 MHz)
N/A
128 MB RAM
N/A

Display

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
2.8 inches (7.11 cm)
LCD
LCD
360x640 px
280x400 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1320 mAh
1000 mAh

Storage

70 MB
50 MB

User Ratings

3.3/5
(24 ratings)
3/5
(2 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Symbian
N/A

Performance

Processor

434 MHz
N/A

RAM

128 MB
N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)
2.8 inches  (7.11 cm)

Resolution

360x640 px
280x400 px

Pixel Density

229 ppi
174 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

49.16 %
42.17 %

Design

Height

111 mm
102.8 mm

Width

51.7 mm
54.8 mm

Thickness

15.50 mm
12.90 mm

Weight

115 grams
96 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile Detection

Video Recording

640x480 @ 25
176x144 @ 15

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Front Camera

Battery

Capacity

1320 mAh
1000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(3G) / Up to 7(2G)
Up to 8(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

70 MB
50 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB
Yes Up to 8 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No
No

Bluetooth

Yes v2
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes

Multimedia

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV eAAC+ WMA with 3.5 mm audio jack
Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ e-AAC+ WMA AMR WAV

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer

Games

+ Java downloadable
Embedded JAVA™ Games

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Practically unlimited
2000 entries

SMS

Yes
Yes 500 SMS(Inbox 200 / Sentbox 200 / Draft 50 / Outbox 50)

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

Yes IMAP POP SMTP
Yes POP3 SMTP IMAP4

Other Facilities

Organizer Photo editor Flash Lite 3.0 Voice memo/dial T9
Operation System : Properitary Input Device : Full Touch Screen Shot Mode : Continuous/Mosaic Shot/Frame shot/Panorama shot/ Smile Shot Photo Effects : Black&White Sepia Negative Watercolour Video messaging Video streaming Video telephony 3D sound technology (DNSe) Music Library DRM : WMDRM(ILA) OMADRM1.0 OMADRM2.0(operator dependent) Embedded Wallpaper Pod Casting Mobile Printing : Mobile printing (BPP / Pictbridge) Offline Mode Predictive Text Input T9 Cell Broadcast vCard / vCalendar PC Sync Application Internet HTML Browser Personal Information Management Scheduler Clock Calendar Worldtime Alarm Converter Calculator Stopwatch Countdown Timer Speakerphone Multy Party Caller ID Call Time Touch Screen