| Manufacture | Nokia | Nokia |
| Model | 5230 | 3250 |
| Form factor | Block | Other |
| Weight | 115 gram | 115.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 111 x 52 x 15 | 104.00 x 50.00 x 20.00 |
| Operating System | Symbian S60 | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 900/1800/1900
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| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 2 megapixel, 3x digital zoom | 2.0 Megapixels (1600x1200), 4x digital zoom |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.2 inches | 2.10 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 262144 |
| Display width | 360 | 176 |
| Display height | 640 | 208 |
| PPI | 229.47 | 129.75 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 70 MB. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card | 10 MB, 1 GB on optional microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA | Polyphonic 64 voices |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1320 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 420 | 245 |
| Talktime (m) | 438 | 180 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML | 2.0 XHTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
