Nokia 230

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Nokia 230
Nokia 230 Black.jpg
Nokia 230 in black
ColorsDark Silver, Silver, Dark Blue, Light Gray
Predecessor Nokia 222
Dimensions124.0x53.4x10.9 mm
Mass91.8 g
BatteryNokia BL-4UL, 1200 mAh
Rear camera VGA

Nokia 230 is a line of Microsoft Mobile in 2015, and HMD Global in 2018. [1] The Nokia 230 has one SIM card slot, and the Nokia 230 Dual SIM with two slots. Initially, Nokia 230 was only released in black and white, but would later add dark blue and light gray color options after the release of Nokia 106 (2018).

In 2024, HMD Global announced the 2024 update version of Nokia 230, with metal design similar to the original version but with additional metal accents surrounding the external speaker, flash LED, and camera, and supports USB-C charging [2] .

Features

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Nokia 230

The phone comes with a 2.8 inch TFT screen, 2MP cameras with flash and Nokia Series 30+ operating system. [3] The 30+ series is a licensed software platform and interface licensed from MediaTek, not part of Nokia's previous 30 series platform.

The Microsoft version of Nokia 230 featured J2ME support, but later removed in the 2018 HMD version of the phone.

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References

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