Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 503 vs Nokia Lumia 525 vs XOLO Q500

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia XOLO
Announced October 2013 November 2013 November 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - January 2014 Available - November 2013
Colors Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white Yellow, orange, white, 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)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
118.5 x 63 x 10.7 mm
(4.67 x 2.48 x 0.42 in)
Weight 110.2 g (3.88.0.07 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.2 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 203
RAM 64 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS Display
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.05% 59.47% 61.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 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 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1430 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h (2G)
Up to 840 h (3G)
Up to 336 h Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 322 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)