Sony Ericsson R306 vs Nokia 5230

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Comparing the Sony Ericsson R306 vs Nokia 5230 across display, camera, battery and storage 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 Sony Ericsson R306 offers 1.9 inches, making Nokia 5230 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Ericsson R306 and Nokia 5230 feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia 5230 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Ericsson R306 offers 1.3 MP, making Nokia 5230 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Ericsson R306 offers a higher battery capacity with 930 mAh, while Nokia 5230 offers 1320 mAh, making Sony Ericsson R306 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia 5230 offers higher internal storage with 70 GB, while Sony Ericsson R306 offers 5 GB, making Nokia 5230 the better option for storage.

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Sony Ericsson R306
(Discontinued)
Nokia 5230
₹7,855
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Sep, 2008
23 Nov, 2009

Performance

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

Display

1.9 inches (4.83 cm)
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
LCD
LCD
128x160 px
360x640 px

Rear Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

930 mAh
1320 mAh

Storage

5 MB
70 MB

User Ratings

N/A
3.3/5
(24 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

N/A
Symbian

Performance

Processor

N/A
434 MHz

RAM

N/A
128 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

1.9 inches  (4.83 cm)
3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)

Resolution

128x160 px
360x640 px

Pixel Density

108 ppi
229 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

26.35 %
49.16 %

Design

Height

90 mm
111 mm

Width

47.9 mm
51.7 mm

Thickness

15.80 mm
15.50 mm

Weight

93 grams
115 grams

Form Factor

Clamshell
N/A

Rear Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720
640x480 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

930 mAh
1320 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9(2G)
Up to 4.5(3G) / Up to 7(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

5 MB
70 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes
Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No
No

Bluetooth

Yes
Yes v2

GPS

N/A
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Music

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

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Games

+ Downloadable
+ Java downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0
Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

Yes
Yes

Phone Book

Yes 1000 contacts Photo call
Practically unlimited

SMS

Yes
Yes

MMS

Yes
Yes

Email

N/A
Yes IMAP POP SMTP

Other Facilities

Wallpapers screensavers TrackID T9 Picture editor T9 Picture editor Voice memo Organizer Stopwatch Timer
Organizer Photo editor Flash Lite 3.0 Voice memo/dial T9