Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 305 vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia Asha 230

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 May 2013 February 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 32 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM 128 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 48.68% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No A-GPS support only
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 624 h Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h Up to 12 h