Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 230 vs Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM
nokia lumia 530 dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2014 July 2014
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Bright orange, Bright green, White, Dark grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory - 4 GB
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.56% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - 1/4' Sensor Size
Video Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS A-GPS support only Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal - 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1020 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 504 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)