Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia 208

Nokia Asha 501
nokia asha 501
Nokia 208
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Cyan , Red, Yellow, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8 mm
(4.5 x 2 x 0.5 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 89.6 g (3.14.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual SIM model only)
3G Network N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 -
Processor - -
GPU - -
RAM 64 MB [Browse Similar] 64 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 MB 256 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 2.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 30.56%
Multi-Touch yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder -
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 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 / w. A2DP (single SIM only)
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB
GPS No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 256 MB, 64 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-5C)
Capacity 1200 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)