Nokia 5230 (Nuron) vs Huawei Nova 2i (L22)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 5230 vs Huawei Nova 2i phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Huawei Nova 2i (L22)
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3 Advantages 
33 Advantages | 9 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| +2 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Model | 5230 (Nuron) | Nova 2i (L22) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile Nokia 5230 Nuron, RM-588 | Huawei Nova 2i RNE-L22, Mate 10 Lite, Huawei Rhone |
| Country or region available |  USA |       Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Brand | Nokia | Huawei |
| Release date | 3/1/2010 | 11/1/2017 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51.7 x 111 millimeters (2.04 x 4.37 in) | 75.2 x 156.2 millimeters (2.96 x 6.15 in) |
| Weight | 115 grams (4.03 ounces) | 164 grams (5.74 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Aluminum body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 5.9" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels (16:9) | 1080x2160 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 409 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| User Interface | Series 60 UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 434MHz ARM11 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.36GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 900Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 256MB (70MB available) Flash (EEPROM) | 64GB (52GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 300/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 1700/2100 | UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 2MP depth |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 27mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | (dual front camera) 13 megapixels 2MP depth |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5J | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | 3340 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.3 hours | 20 hours |
| Standby | 458 hours (19.1 days) | 550 hours (22.9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White • 4GB microSD included • Handwriting recognition on screen • Nokia Maps 3.0 • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Prestige Gold, Aurora Blue • EMUI 5.1 |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 5230 (Nuron) | Huawei Nova 2i (L22) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.01W/kg (head), 0.91W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 1.08W/kg (head) | feature not registered |