Nokia 5230 vs Samsung Corby S3650
iPhone has forced cellphone makers to launch toucscreen phones with capacitive display. Samsung has good range of capacitive touch phones but they belong to high end category. For the first time Samsung has managed to offer the cheapest capacitive touchscreen Corby S3650. Samsung Corby is an entry level touch phone which replicates user interface of Samsung Jet . Nokia 5230 also falls in the same price range but with different set of features.
Nokia 5230 |
Samsung Corby S3650 |
Lets compare the 2 to know which is more suitable for you -
Appearance – Both 5230 and corby are quite attractive, the former has a candybar form factor whereas the latter belong to block form factor with wider body.
Size and Weight – Samsung Corby is more slimmer and lighter than Nokia 5230. Its 12 mm thick with 90 g body weight. Nokia 5230 is 15.5 mm thick and it weighs 115 g.
Display – As i already told you the USP of Samsung Corby is its capacitive touchscreen with multitouch same as iPhone. Its Screen size is 2.8 inch with resolution of 240×320 pixels. Nokia 5230 has a resistive touchscreen bigger in size (3.2 inch) as well as resolution(360×640 p).
Memory - Nokia 5230 has 70 MB internal memory with Micro SD card support up to 16 GB. Samsung Corby has 90 MB phone memory with card support up to 8 GB.
Software – Nokia 5230 is a smartphone based on Symbian Operating System (S60v5). It has new improved UI with support for kinetic scrolling and access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace directly from homescreen. Ovi service from Nokia offers image and files uploads directly from phone. As 5230 is a smartphone it has multitasking and support for 3rd party applications.
Samsung Corby is a non smartphone based on Samsung’s Touch Wiz UI. It has a widgetized user interface for creating shorcuts in the form of widgets on homescreen. It has Samsung’s unique smart unlock feature through which you can launch applications, games etc by drawing a letter on the touchscreen.
Hardware – Nokia 5230 has 434 MHz processor and 128 MB RAM. As Corby is a non smartphone so these figures are unknown.
Connectivity – In terms of connectivity 5230 has GPRS, Bluetooth, EDGE, USB, 3G and GPS. Samsung Corby lacks high speed connectivity options. It neither has 3G nor Wifi. It also lacks GPS.
Multimedia – Nokia 5230 offers excellent sound quality through earphones. Thanks to the standard 3.5 mm Audio jack. It lacks stereo speakers so audio through speakers is of average quality. Bigger and higher resolution display is a plus for watching movies and videos on the go. As 523o is a smartphone it supports 3rd party apps.You can watch DVD Rip movies in avi format through 3rd party applications such as smartmovie player.
Samsung corby lacks 3.5 mm audio jack. It offers good output through stereo speakers. It has adequate size display for videos but the screen resolution is quite inferior to 5230. Movies can be played only in Mp4 and 3GP format only after conversion as it lacks 3rd party application support.
Camera – Both 5230 and Corby has 2MP fixed focus camera without flash. However, 5230 camera offers top notch video recording at 30 fps and 640×480 pixels. Samung Corby has smile detection feature.
Additional Features – Both the phones have accelerometer sensor, but in case of Corby you cannot use it for automatic screen rotation. Nokia 5230 has proximity sensor for screen auto turnoff during calls.
Battery – Nokia 5230 has a more powerful 1320 mAh battery. Corby has 960 mAh battery.
Price – Unlocked Nokia 5230 and Samsung Corby S3650 are both priced at $199.
Conclusion - Samsung Corby is a basic touchscreen phone with the USP being capapcitive touch display. Nokia 5230 offers more value for money as its a Symbian smartphone, has got higher resolution display, 3G, GPS and 30 fps video recording. Both Corby and 5230 are cool budget phones. You can decide between the two based on your personal needs.
December 25th, 2009 at 3:28 am
Hey,
When is this going to be released in India. I am eagerly waiting for the release to buy this..
Please reply to this comment….
December 26th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
when will Nokia 5230 release in India,.
i m waiting for it.
December 30th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Hi, Sriats and Kunal. Nokia 5230 is available for purchase at ebay.in for Rs 8490 -
http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300381816632
January 7th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Thanks for this comparison. Since 1 month I have been using Nokia 5320. I think it’s really good and i’m feel suitable using this cellphone. But Corby S3650 also cool.
January 8th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Nokia 5230 launched at a smart price of 8400 but is likely to sell in between 8100-8500 region wise..I m buying it soon..
January 21st, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Bought Nokia 5230 for 8170 from delhi. great phone.
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:21 pm
hi, im nadeem,
friends nokia 5230 is very very very excellent,affordable attractive cellphone.
my advice that if you decide a new phone within range so 5230 isvery good and unique .
5230 camera is very good .good clearity…
January 22nd, 2010 at 4:24 pm
corby is not bed but in camparision with nokia 5230 ,corby is fail in multifeaturing,camera,sensing etc. so 5230>corby
January 24th, 2010 at 1:38 am
Nokia 5230 hands down! I bought mine last dec 7. Its 10,300 here in the philippines. It’s a good entry-level phone. But i wish i had the black one.
January 27th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
In my opinion , the capacitive screen of corby scores over resistive display of nokia 5230 at any time.
I wish nokia had offered capacitive display at these rates.
February 4th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
bought 5230 at 7600/-. great phone
February 9th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
This is my 6th mobile phone, but its my 1st touch phone! Hehe im loving it. 5610xm is still my lover but this 5230 is my fantasy!
By the way, im also fr0m philippines but bought this ph0ne with only php8,190 on feb6. i also wish i g0t the other color, but white and pink l0oks pretty decent, hopefully battery coverz wil be available in the market so i can change it to lightblue and yellow. ü
March 4th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Where can i get this phone at 7600/- only?
March 4th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Is stylus available with nokia 5230?
March 6th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Amazing!! Didn’t ever thought i would find a 5230 vs. s3650 ^^ I know wich one i will buy now ^^
March 12th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
NOKIA-5230-WHITE COLOR-FANTASTIC PHONE,JUST GO WITH IT,EXCELLENT INTERNET CONNECTION WITH WIDE SCREEN WHICK MAKE U FEEL IN THEATRE WHEN U R WATCHIN MOVIE CLIPS OR U TUBE
March 20th, 2010 at 4:43 am
NOKIA-5230 has a major disadvantage that no video calls can be made inspite of it having 3G feature..
April 15th, 2010 at 8:11 am
hey
I want to get Nokia 5230 but some doubts are there pls tell about nokia 5230 really its good or not. i want to know this pls reply me am waiting here thank you
April 20th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
i am having both samsung corby and nokia 5230 when both the phones fell done from my hand the nokia phones front glass was broken but samsung corby did not got any repair i have sent my nokia 5230 phone i month before and i have not got it the sensing is very good in corby so i and my family prefer corby.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:49 am
I’m buying the nokia 5230 this week, one thing i know, nokia can take a fall. just don’t drop it face down. My previous phone, nokia 5310 fell so many times and still worked perfectly. Eventually i threw it against the wall and cracked the screen, but otherwise, i will always choose nokia. Coz nokia is the best, easiest to use and lasts longest.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:24 am
I brought nokia 5230 one month ago. Its funtastic phone. But its major drawback is it doesnt have video calling. But its connectivity on youtube is great, you can watch any video without downloading.
June 19th, 2010 at 7:35 am
nokia 5230 is a good phone . its camera & video quality is better
June 20th, 2010 at 11:56 am
all dis comments are confusing. I think 5230 is far ahead. Refrain corby move with 5230
July 10th, 2010 at 4:06 am
hi! nokia is better than samsung coz its resail value is more than samsung
July 31st, 2010 at 8:30 am
this is make nokia as leading on s corby… always look des not matter with features.
August 4th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
hi! can any body tell me ……….in features nokia 5230 is better or samsung corby is better………!!!!!!!!!
August 4th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Is 5230 is symbian or java
August 25th, 2010 at 8:54 am
just a simple small tips guys
i bought my 5230 just last month and beforehand i lyk corby but i find out that nokia is a friendly user hanset you can easily access to your favorite networking sites and there are lots of tricks you can do to go online for free just by installina a great browser.in 5230 youll have both qwerty or alphanumeric virtual keypad that suits you.
you can even hack the phone all by ur self so that you can doenload files w/o signing it.
i guarantee you a hundred percent..5230 is a vrry wise choice of phone.
im using it now in this website.
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