Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 503 vs Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 February 2014 November 2015
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 3,500 ($51.47) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
124.6 x 53.4 x 10.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.1 x 0.43 in)
Weight 110.2 g (3.88.0.07 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 91.8 g (3.21.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.2 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 -
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB N/A 16 MB
Internal Memory N/A - N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 3.0 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.05% 41.56% 36.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features - - -
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes 240p@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v1.1
GPS No A-GPS support only No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 64 MB RAM - 16 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not 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 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 h (3G)
Up to 504 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h Up to 23 h