For a long time the Samsung Corby / Star series went without any competition, however Nokia has finally got cheaper versions of the 5800 out in the market to compete in the low-cost touchscreen segment. The Nokia 5230 costs Rs 8000 approx and the 5530 goes for Rs 11750. But does this come on time to take on the Corby Pro and Corby S3653, or even the LG Cookie?? IMO the usability and use of internet on the Nokia Symbian platform is much better than what Corby offers and serious users would go for the 5230 / 5530 (though both of them lack a capacitive touchscreen). However in this segment of the market looks sell and that’s what Samsung has on its side! Anyways here are your options with Nokia…
Nokia 5230 vs Nokia 5530 Xpress Music (Specifications)
| Features | Nokia 5230 | Nokia 5530 Xpress Music
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| Network | 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network – HSDPA 900 / 2100 3G Network – HSDPA 850 / 1900 (only for American versions) | 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| OS | Symbian OS v9.4 (Series 60 – Release 5) | Smybian OS v9.4 (Series 60 – Release 5) |
| Display | TFT touchscreen with 16M colors, 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches | TFT touchscreen with 16M colors, 360 x 640 pixels, 2.9″ Handwriting recognition |
| Camera | 2 MP (1600 x 1200 pixels), Video recording at 30 fps (VGA) | 3.15 MP (2048 x 1536 pixels) / Autofocus + LED Flash |
| 3G Connectivity | HSDPA supported 3.6 Mbps | No 3G |
| Internet Browser | xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds | HTML, xHTML, RSS feeds |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, IM, Emails | SMS + EMAIL + MMS + IM |
| FM | Stereo FM radio with RDS | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Processor | 434 MHz processor (ARM 11) | 434 MHz processor (ARM 11) |
| Battery | 1320 mAh (BL-5J) Li-Ion | 1000 mAh (BL-4U) – Li-ion |
| Colours | White and Black | Red on black, Blue on white, Grey on black, Pink on white, Yellow on white |
| Connectivity | GPRS / EDGE (Class 32), Bluetooth v2.0 (AD2P), No Wi-Fi & Infrared | WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 (AD2P), GPRS / EDGE (Class 32) |
| Memory | 70 MB internal storage microSD up to 16GB | 128 MB SDRAM 70 MB internal storage microSD up to 16GB |
| Weight | 115 gms | 107 gms |
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Both the phones have the same Symbian OS, Nokia 5230′s display is slight bigger at 3.2″ whereas the 5530 is 2.9″. The 5230 packs a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, GPS however leaves out WiFi. Wonder why GPS has been preferred over WiFi here? Phones sell quite well over social media integration I suppose, but Nokia is leaving the internet only for highend business phones it seems. The 5530 on the other hand has a much better 3.15 camera with flash and features WiFi aswell. The 5530 however leaves out both 3G and GPS. If you are really looking for a smaller and slightly cheaper version of the 5800 then perhaps 5530 should suit you better, but IMO Nokia manages to give only little competition to the Corby / Star series in the sub Rs 10000 market with the 5230 (they needed more than just vibrant back covers to pull this off).
So which phone is better? NOKIA 5230 or CORBY?
Its a choice between Smartphone or Smartlooks
nice……now corby cannot compete……its smart phone VS good loking phone…….Nokia 5230 rocks…..Thanks for nice comparisn