Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500 vs Samsung Galaxy Young DS vs Nokia Asha 501

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Nokia
Announced February 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - March 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black/Orange White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.4 x 58.6 x 11.6 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.46 in)
109.4 x 58.6 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.49 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 105.3 g (3.7.0.11 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 98 g (3.46 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0
Processor 800 MHz 1 GHz -
GPU - -
RAM N/A 768 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 3 GB 4 GB 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.3 inches 3.27 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (175 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (176 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.47% 49.90% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes Yes, VGA@24fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Internal 3 GB 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1300 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min Up to 17 h