Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Nokia X2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Acer Nokia
Announced May 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black/White Bright green, bright red, cyan, yellow, black, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
121.7 x 68.3 x 11.1 mm
(4.79 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Scratch-resistant glass
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 2.0 Based on Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU - - Adreno 302
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 128 MB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors - 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% - 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder - 1/4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Face Detection
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No - Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included TBD 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
Capacity 1200 mAh - 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h - Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)