Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3)
samsung i9300 galaxy s iii (s3)
Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM
nokia asha 501 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia
Announced May 2012 May 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Blue, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE (regional) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] -
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 128 MB
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 4.8 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 128 MB, 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 2100 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 17 h