Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 February 2014 April 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A No No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB N/A N/A
Internal Memory N/A - -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.8 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 41.56% 35.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 64 MB RAM - -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1200 mAh 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 504 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 12 h Up to 21 h