Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM vs Nokia C1 (2015)

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 April 2014 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015
Status Available - December 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Various Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
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Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - HSPA
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 OS Series 30+ Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor - - , Intel
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A - 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB -

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 2.8 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 35.21% -
Multi-Touch yes no yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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, 1600 x 1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features - 1/5' Sensor Size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A No HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 64 MB RAM - 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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