Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM vs XOLO A500s Lite vs Karbonn Smart A11 Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia XOLO Karbonn
Announced October 2013 May 2014 June 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
127 x 63 x 9.2 mm
(5 x 2.48 x 0.36 in)
129.9 x 69 x 9.4 mm
(5.11 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 101.3 g (3.56.0.11 oz) - 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor - Dual-core 1.3 GHz, MediaTek MT6572 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6572
GPU - Mali-400MP Mali-400MP
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Wide Viewing Angle
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 41.58% 57.04% 58.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features - Fixed focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, 720p Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 42.8 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v2.0 A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB internal storage), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1400 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 462 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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