Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Karbonn A12+ vs Celkon AR40

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Karbonn Celkon
Announced May 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
- 126.2 x 64 x 10.8 mm
(4.97 x 2.52 x 0.43 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) - 126.5 g (4.44.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MTK 6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB 4 GB (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available) 4 GB ROM
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 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% - 56.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio 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, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
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 v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML 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 (1.27 GB for apps, 1.24 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -