Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Tipo vs Samsung Galaxy Young DS vs Nokia Asha 501

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Nokia
Announced June 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
109.4 x 58.6 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.49 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A 1 GHz -
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.27 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (176 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.10% 49.90% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, VGA Yes, VGA@24fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1500 mAh 1300 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 250 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min Up to 17 h