Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs Nokia Asha 500

Nokia Asha 311
nokia asha 311
Nokia Asha 500
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
Weight 95 (3.35) 101 g (3.56 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor 1 GHz [Similar] -
GPU - -
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 140 MB, 256 MB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 41.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features - -
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes,QVGA@13fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 14 h