Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia Asha 311

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Nokia Asha 311
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia
Announced June 2009 June 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, White Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 95 (3.35)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 S40 Asha
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] -
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 140 MB, 256 MB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 46.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA@25fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U)
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)