Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 306 vs Nokia Asha 501

Nokia Asha 306
nokia asha 306
Nokia Asha 501
nokia asha 501
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 May 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor 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)
Weight 96 g (3.39 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network N/A N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor - -
GPU - -
RAM 32 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Call Records Yes 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 600 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h