Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Sony Xperia E1 vs Sony Xperia E1 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced May 2013 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - March 2014 Available - January 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, Purple, White Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2004
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2005
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2104/D2114
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2105
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor - Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU - Adreno 302 Adreno 302
RAM 64 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 128 MB 4 GB 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 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 61.98% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS 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 3 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama, Red-eye reduction, Touch capture Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, SVGA@30FPS Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML5

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, 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 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 1750 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h Up to 551 h Up to 366 h (2G)
Up to 441 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 9 h 12 min Up to 8 h 13 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)