Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced February 2013 May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
N/A N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 - -
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 128 MB 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.47% 48.68% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts 4000 Contacts
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1430 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 624 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 17 h