Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia Asha 311

Nokia Asha 501
nokia asha 501
Nokia Asha 311
nokia asha 311
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2013 June 2012
Status Available - June 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 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 95 (3.35)
2G Network GSM 850 / 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 1.0 S40 Asha
Processor - 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB 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 3.0 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 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 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, VGA@25fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB 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 4000 Contacts Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 128 MB, 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 624 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)