Nokia 5230 (RM-588) vs Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 5230 vs Alcatel A5 Max LED phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N)
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2 Advantages 
29 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Accelerometer |
| Proximity sensor |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM (RDS) / FM |
| A-GPS / A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| + specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Model | 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) |
| Other model names | Nokia 5230-2, Nokia RM-588 | Alcatel A5 LED MAX 32GB OT-5085N |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |  (Global, International), Brazil |
| Brand | Nokia | Alcatel |
| Release date | 11/10/2009, Announced: 8/10/2009 | 6/1/2017 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 7.7 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51.7 x 111 millimeters (2.04 x 4.37 in) | 72.1 x 146 millimeters (2.84 x 5.75 in) |
| Weight | 115 grams (4.03 ounces) | 134 grams (4.69 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 5.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~70.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels (16:9) | 720x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch 5-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 282 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | Series 60 UI | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: ARM 1136JF-S | 64bit: MediaTek MT6753 (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 434MHz ARM11 (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.3GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-T720 MP3 450Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 3GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 256MB (70MB available) Flash (EEPROM) | 32GB (22GB available) |
| External storage | Until 16GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 128GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 150/50 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 900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 700/1700/1800/1900/2600 (Bands 2,3,4,7,12,13,17,28) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | Dual-LED on main camera and LED on front camera |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | 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 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | LED |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, WMV, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| 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 |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5J | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.3 hours | 13 hours |
| Standby | 458 hours (19.1 days) | 450 hours (18.8 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| 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: Gray • LED back cover • 16MP interpolated back camera • 8MP interpolated front camera |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 5230 (RM-588) | Alcatel A5 Max LED (5085N) | |
| 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 |