Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia Asha 500

Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
Nokia Asha 500
nokia asha 500
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2014 October 2013
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
Weight 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No N/A
Messaging 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 N/A 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory - N/A
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.56% 41.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video Yes Yes,QVGA@13fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS A-GPS support only No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Internal - 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 504 h Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 14 h