Nokia 5800 XpressMusic vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 5800 XpressMusic vs BlackBerry Pearl Flip phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
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23 Advantages 
3 Advantages | 11 Common items in both devices |
| 128MB SDRAM |
| 256MB (81MB available) / 128MB (75MB available) |
| TFT LCD |
| Only digital zoom |
| Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| +4 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
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| Model | 5800 XpressMusic | Pearl Flip (8230) |
| Other model names | Nokia Tube, Nokia 5800d-1 | Verizon BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 CDMA, RIM Apex |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 11/27/2008 | 2/28/2009 |
| Depth | 15.5 millimeters (0.61 inches) | 17.5 millimeters (0.69 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51.7 x 111 millimeters (2.04 x 4.37 in) | 50 x 101 millimeters (1.97 x 3.98 in) |
| Weight | 109 grams (3.82 ounces) | 102 grams (3.57 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 2.6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~49.2% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~41.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 360x640 pixels | 240x320 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Resistive Single touch 1-point | Not supported |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 229 PPI | 154 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 65 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| System version | Symbian 9.4 S60 5th Edition Symbian^1 | BlackBerry OS 4.6 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Nokia Rapido YII3E | 32bit: Intel XScale PXA272 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 369MHz ARM1136 (Single-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 312MHz XScale (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| RAM memory | 128MB SDRAM | 128MB SDRAM |
| Internal storage | 256MB (81MB available) | 128MB (75MB available) |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 8GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | Not supported |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 3.6 Mbps | 0.153 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | Not supported |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (640x480) 30 fps | QCIF (240x180) 15 fps |
| Flash | Dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| 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 |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | feature not registered |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.1 megapixels | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 320x240 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | QCIF (176x144) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| 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 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | feature not registered |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, еAAC+, WMA | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Proprietary TV-out | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.0 + A2DP | 2.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | Not supported |
| DLNA | Not supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS | Not supported |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Ambient light sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-5J | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1320 mAh | 900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 5 hours | 3.5 hours |
| Standby | 400 hours (16.7 days) | 216 hours (9 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS, MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML, Flash player | WAP, HTML |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red, Blue • 8GB microsSD included • 3D stereo sound • Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch • Includes proprietary connector for TV Java framework | • Colors: Black, Red, Pink • Secondary external 65K TFT display 128x160 pixels • Half-QWERTY • Trackball navigation • BlackBerry maps • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF editor Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | BlackBerry Pearl Flip (8230) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.11W/kg (head), 0.9W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.97W/kg (head) | feature not registered |