Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Micromax A88 Canvas Music vs Micromax Canvas Lite A92

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Micromax Micromax
Announced May 2013 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White Midnight Black, Pristine White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
- 147 x 77 x 10.8 mm
(5.79 x 3.03 x 0.43 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 1 GHz, MediaTek MT6577
GPU - PowerVR SGX531 -
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB 4 GB (1.93 GB user available) 4 GB (0.98 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% - 60.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Night Mode, Multi-shot Mode, Fixed Focus, Brightness Level - 5x
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Class 12
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 12
3G N/A HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 4 GB (1.93 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (0.98 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 260 h Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 5 h Up to 6 h 30 min