Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 501 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Micromax Canvas Nitro A310

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Asus Micromax
Announced November 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Coming soon Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Pristine White, Mesmerising Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
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Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Oleophobic Coating/ Anti-finger Print

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB (5.68 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.38% 63.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Sony IMX135 CMOS Sensor, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p, OV5648 Sensor, f/2.4 Ap [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.68 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2110 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 320 h
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 10 h