Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 305 vs Nokia Asha 306 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 June 2012 April 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network 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 S40 Asha S40 Asha Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 32 MB 32 MB N/A
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM 10 MB, 64 MB ROM -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT resistive touchscreen TFT
Colors 56K colors 56K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 43.44% 35.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Yes, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Yes Yes Yes
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 600 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 14 h Up to 21 h