Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs Nokia 208 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 July 2013 April 2014
Status Available - August 2012 Available - July 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 95 (3.35) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha - Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor 1 GHz - -
GPU - - -
RAM 128 MB 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 256 MB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT TFT
Colors 56K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 2.4 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 30.56% 35.21%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - - 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with 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, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Yes Yes Yes
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1020 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 21 h