Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM vs Nokia 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2014 April 2014 November 2015
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 3,500 ($51.47) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Various Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
124.6 x 53.4 x 10.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.1 x 0.43 in)
Weight 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz) 91.8 g (3.21.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network No No N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia OS Series 30+ -
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM N/A N/A 16 MB
Internal Memory - - N/A
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 2.8 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.56% 35.21% 36.42%
Multi-Touch yes no 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 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features - 1/5' Sensor Size -
Video Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps 240p@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi No No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v1.1
GPS A-GPS support only No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal - - 16 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD 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 not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1020 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 504 h Up to 648 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 21 h Up to 23 h