Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Lenovo
Announced May 2013 October 2013 April 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - April 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.2 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - - Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU - - Mali-400
RAM 64 MB 64 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB N/A 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 45.05% 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder - Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML 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 64 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 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 (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1200 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)