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Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia Asha 230

General Info

Manufacturer
Nokia Nokia
Announced
May 2013 February 2014
Status
Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors
Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight
98 g (3.46 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
N/A No
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 256K colors
Size
3.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
48.68% 41.56%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor
- -
GPU
- -
RAM
64 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
128 MB -
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

Camera

Rear Camera
3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No No
Features
Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video
Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge
Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G
N/A No
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No
USB
Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
No A-GPS support only
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

User Memory

Phonebook
4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal
128 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by
Up to 624 h Up to 504 h
Talk Time
Up to 17 h Up to 12 h
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