Phone Comparison - Nokia 206 vs Nokia 208 vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced November 2012 July 2013 February 2014
Status Available - December 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Cyan , Magenta, Yellow, Black, White Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 49.4 x 12.4 mm, 64 cc (4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in)
(4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in, 2.52 cc (0.18 x 0.08 x 0.02 in))
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) (3.21 oz (0.11.0.74 oz)) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Proprietary OS - Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM N/A 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 64 MB storage 256 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

display Display

Type TFT TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.4 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.00% 30.56% 41.56%
Multi-Touch no no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; broa Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - -
Video Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only) Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi No No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No A-GPS support only
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 64MB storage 256 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1100 mAh (BL-4U) 1020 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 680 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h