Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia 106

Nokia Asha 501
nokia asha 501
Nokia 106
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2013 August 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
112.9 x 47.5 x 14.9 mm
(4.44 x 1.87 x 0.59 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 74.2 g (2.61.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Symbian Series 30
Processor - -
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] B [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB 384 k
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 1.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 128 x 160 pixels (114 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 18.96%
Multi-Touch yes no

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 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] No [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts 500 contacts
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 384 kB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

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 not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-5CB)
Capacity 1200 mAh 800 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 9 h 30 min