Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM vs Nokia 230 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced May 2013 April 2014 November 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014 Coming Soon - December 2015
Price - - Rs. 3,993 ($58.72) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Various 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)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
124.6 x 53.4 x 10.9 mm
(4.91 x 2.1 x 0.43 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz) 91.8 g (3.21.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A No N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Nokia OS Series 30+ -
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB N/A 16 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB - N/A
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 TFT TFT
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 3.0 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 35.21% 36.42%
Multi-Touch yes no no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder 1/5' Sensor Size -
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps 240p@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] 2 MP, 480p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 v3.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v1.1
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts 1000 entries 1000 entries
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Yes
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM - 16 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 not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 648 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 21 h Up to 23 h