Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia XL

Nokia Asha 500
nokia asha 500
Nokia XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced October 2013 February 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 101 g (3.56 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A 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 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor - Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED Flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 840 h Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)