Nokia 5230 and Nokia 5233 are two good small budget Mobile Phones with good features. Your Question is which is better Nokia 5230 or Nokia 5233? Most of the features in both of these Phones are similar however Nokia 5230 is a better Phone as compare to 5233. Nokia 5230 also has Feature of 3G while Nokia 5233 don't. other main features like Camera, Screen etc are almost same in both. So you should buy Nokia 5230.