Phone Comparison - Nokia 208 vs Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced July 2013 October 2013 February 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS - Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 256 MB N/A -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.4 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 30.56% 41.58% 41.56%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - -
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only) Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No A-GPS support only
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB, 64 MB RAM 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 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 not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1020 mAh 1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 840 h Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h Up to 12 h