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Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia Asha 501

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Nokia
Announced
October 2013 May 2013
Status
Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors
Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight
101 g (3.56 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network
N/A N/A
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 256K colors
Size
2.8 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
41.58% 48.68%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor
- -
GPU
- -
RAM
64 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 128 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Camera

Rear Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
- Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video
Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
N/A N/A
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS
No No
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

User Memory

Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal
64 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity
1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 840 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time
Up to 14 h Up to 17 h
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