| Sony Ericsson Z525 | Nokia 6230i |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | Nokia |
| Model | Z525 | 6230i |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | Block |
| Weight | 94 gram | 99.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 83 x 46 x 24 | 103.00 x 44.00 x 20.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Series 40 |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 | 2G - 900/1800/1900 |
| 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 | 0.3 Megapixels (640x480), 4x digital zoom | 1.3 |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 1.8 inches | 1.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | 65536 |
| Display width | 128 | 208 |
| Display height | 160 | 208 |
| PPI | 113.83 | 196.10 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 12 MB | 32MB |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | NA | Polyphonic |
| Java | | |
| Games | Java | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 322 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 300 | 300 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML | XHTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |