Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Sony Xperia C3 Dual vs Sony Xperia E4

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced May 2013 July 2014 February 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - August 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Mint Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU - Adreno 305 Mali-400MP2
RAM 64 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 128 MB 8 GB 8 GB
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, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 67.85% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps 1080p, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
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 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2500 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 960 h (3G)
Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)