Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 October 2013 February 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
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 Asha software platform 1.2 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory N/A N/A -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches 3.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 45.05% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features - - -
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No A-GPS support only
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

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

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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h