Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus vs Microsoft Lumia 435

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Microsoft
Announced June 2012 July 2014 January 2015
Status Available - August 2012 Available - July 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,350 ($78.68) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Black, White Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
129.7 x 65.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.37 in)
118.1 x 64.7 x 11.7 mm
(4.65 x 2.55 x 0.46 in)
Weight 95 (3.35) - 134.1 g (4.73.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor 1 GHz 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU - - Adreno 302
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 4 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 61.55% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features - Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1800 mAh 1560 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
- Up to 504 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
- Up to 21 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 45 min (3G)