Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 306 vs Nokia Asha 311 vs Huawei Ascend Y221

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Huawei
Announced June 2012 June 2012 December 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - August 2012 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz) 95 (3.35) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM)
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha S40 Asha Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor - 1 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU - - Mali-400
RAM 32 MB 128 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 56K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 46.77% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - Yes
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes, VGA@25fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v2.1 with EDR v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 4 h