Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend W1 vs Nokia 208 vs Nokia 515

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Nokia Nokia
Announced January 2013 July 2013 August 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Blue, white, pink, black Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.5 x 63.7 x 10.5 mm
(4.9 x 2.51 x 0.41 in)
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
114 x 48 x 11 mm
(4.49 x 1.89 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz) 101.1 g (3.56.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Single piece of anodised, sandblasted aluminium

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 - Symbian Series 30
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 - -
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 256 MB 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT LCD, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 262K colors
Size 4.0 inches 2.4 inches 2.4 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.54% 30.56% 32.47%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection - Voice-Guided Self-Portrait, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 / w. A2DP (single SIM only) Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1950 mAh 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 460 hours (2G)
Up to 470 hours (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 912 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min(3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 18 min (3G)