Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM
nokia asha 501 dual sim
Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 71.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash No Dual-LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 1200 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)