Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 501

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia HTC
Announced June 2013 October 2013 November 2013
Status Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming soon
Colors Black, White, Purple, Yellow Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.2 Android OS
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 64 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB N/A 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.31% 45.05% 61.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1200 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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