| Nokia 3230 | Siemens SL42 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Siemens |
| Model | 3230 | SL42 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 110 gram | 88.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 109 x 49 x 19 | 105.00 x 42.00 x 17.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900 | 2G - 900/1800 |
| HSCSD | NA |  |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 1.3 megapixels | NA |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 2.1 inches | 1.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | NA |
| Display width | 176 | 101 |
| Display height | 208 | 46 |
| PPI | 129.75 | 73.99 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 32MB MMC card | NA |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic 48 voices | 42 |
| Java | | |
| Games | 6 | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | Li-Ion 760 mAh | Li-Ion 540 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 150 | 170 |
| Talktime (m) | 240 | 240 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | XHTML | 1.1 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |