Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM
nokia asha 500 dual sim
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
samsung galaxy grand 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung
Announced October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - December 2013 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 5.25 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 64 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 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h