Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia X2

Nokia Asha 500
nokia asha 500
Nokia X2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 June 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 101 g (3.56 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 63.29%
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] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features - 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)