Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 95 (3.35) 124 g (4.37 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Processor 1 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 -
GPU - Adreno 305 -
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 8 GB storage 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 59.47% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG Supported - -

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1430 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 17 h