Phone Comparison - Micromax A27 Ninja vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - February 2013 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.2 x 62 x 13.16 mm
(4.57 x 2.44 x 0.52 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor 1 GHz, Spreadtrum SC6820 - -
GPU - - -
RAM 256 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 160 MB storage 128 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 16 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.52% 48.68% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.3 MP, 640 x 480 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video Yes, 640 x 480, 10 fps 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 N/A N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No A-GPS support only
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 160 MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 260 h Up to 624 h Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 17 h Up to 12 h