| Nokia 6230i | RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | RIM |
| Model | 6230i | BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 99 gram | 93.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 103 x 44 x 20 | 108.00 x 50.00 x 13.00 |
| Operating System | Series 40 | BlackBerry OS |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| 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 | 3.2 megapixel, 2.5x digital zoom, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 1.5 inches | 2.25 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | 256000 |
| Display width | 208 | 360 |
| Display height | 208 | 400 |
| PPI | 196.1 | 239.18 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 32MB | 256 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic | MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, FLAC, OGG, AAC-LC, AMR-NB |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | 1150 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 432 |
| Talktime (m) | 300 | 300 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | XHTML | HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | NA |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |