Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Samsung Samsung
Announced May 2013 July 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - July 2014 Coming soon
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White Iris Charcoal, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
129.7 x 65.9 x 9.4 mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x 0.37 in)
109.8 x 59.9 x 11.8 mm
(4.32 x 2.36 x 0.46 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) - 107.6 g (3.77.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A No No
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor - 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 1 GHz, SC6815A
GPU - - -
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB 4 GB ROM 4 GB
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 Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors -
Size 3.0 inches 4.3 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 61.55% 55.34%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Geo-tagging -
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes Yes, VGA@24fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A No No
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
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 ROM, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 not 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 1800 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -