Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs HTC Desire 816

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung HTC
Announced October 2013 November 2013 February 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - Q4 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Pink Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 101 g (3.56 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400
GPU - - Adreno 305
RAM 64 MB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 5.25 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 68.61% 67.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2600 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h -