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Apple iPhone 4S vs Nokia Asha 501

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Nokia
Announced
October 2011 May 2013
Status
Available - October 2011 Available - June 2013
Colors
Black, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit IPS TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
capacitive touchscreen 256K colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.92% 48.68%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iOS 5 Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor
1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] -
GPU
PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 128 MB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 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
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser
HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

User Memory

Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Call Records
100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity
1432 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 624 h
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 17 h
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