Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Apple iPhone 5

Nokia Asha 501
nokia asha 501
Apple iPhone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Apple
Announced May 2013 September 2012
Status Available - June 2013 Available - September 2012
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 iOS 6
Processor - Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G N/A DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, Lightning Port
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included No

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) Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1200 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 8 h