Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Huawei Ascend Y221

Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM
nokia asha 500 dual sim
Huawei Ascend Y221
huawei ascend y221
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Huawei
Announced October 2013 December 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Available - December 2014
Price - Rs. 10,800 ($158.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black 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)
116.5 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.59 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (single or dual SIM)
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6572M [Similar]
GPU - Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [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 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 51.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - Yes
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB 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 not 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 1350 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 4 h