Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia Asha 311

Nokia Asha 500
nokia asha 500
Nokia Asha 311
nokia asha 311
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 June 2012
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - August 2012
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
Weight 101 g (3.56 oz) 95 (3.35)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 S40 Asha
Processor - 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 140 MB, 256 MB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 56K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 46.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, VGA@25fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 64 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 (BL-4U) Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1200 mAh 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand by Up to 840 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)