Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Huawei Ascend Y220 vs Huawei Ascend Y221

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Huawei Huawei
Announced May 2013 December 2013 December 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM)
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz, Mediatek MT6572M Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU - Mali-400 Mali-400
RAM 64 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors - 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 51.56% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder - Yes
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1350 mAh 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h - Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 4 h