Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy J1

Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM
nokia asha 500 dual sim
Samsung Galaxy J1
samsung galaxy j1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2013 January 2015
Status Available - December 2013 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 122 g (4.3 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 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 59.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 128 GB

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) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 10 h (3G)