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Nokia 5230 vs Samsung Galaxy Express 3

2.04 in
4.37 in
Nokia 5230 Mobile Phone
Nokia 5230
2.73 in
5.22 in
Samsung Galaxy Express 3 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
8
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3
3 editorial reviews
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User rating
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Operating systemSymbian OS 9.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed0.43 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
RAM memory128 MB1 GB

Display

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Screen size3.2 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution360 x 640 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density229.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono

Rear camera

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Primary sensor resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Internal storage128 MB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage16GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Height4.37 in5.22 in
Width2.04 in2.73 in
Depth0.63 in0.35 in
Weight4.06 oz4.62 oz

Sensors

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)noyes
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

Nokia 5230Nokia 5230
Samsung Galaxy Express 3Samsung Galaxy Express 3
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery capacity1320.0 mAh2050.0 mAh
Standby time458.0 h240.0 h
Talk time4.3 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

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