Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Nokia Asha 500

Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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Nokia Asha 500
nokia asha 500
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features S Pen stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar] -
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 5.7 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 41.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR -
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes,QVGA@13fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG Supported -

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 3200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 14 h