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Nokia Asha 501 vs Micromax Bolt A79

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Rs. 5,999
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 2,499
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Summary
38%
Performance

64 MB RAM

MediaTek MT6572M

512 MB RAM

Display

3" (7.62 cm)

240x320 px

4.0" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1200 mAh

17 h talktime (2G)

1450 mAh

5 h talktime (2G)

Storage

128 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

0.3 MP

Single Camera

Expert Rating
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Nokia Asha 501 is permanently discontinued.
Micromax Bolt A79 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Nokia Asha v1.0

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance
Poor
Chipset

MediaTek MT6572M

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, ARM Cortex A7

Graphics

Mali-400

RAM

64 MB

512 MB

Display
Average
Display Type

LCD

LCD

Screen Size

3 " (7.62 cm)

4.0 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

133 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

48.47 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Display Colour

262k

Design
Size Compare
Dimensions

Height: 99.2 mm
Width: 58 mm
Thickness: 12.10 mm

Weight

98 grams

Colours

Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Grey, Red, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

3.2 MP Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

1600 x 1200 Pixels

Camera Features

3 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

320x240 @ 15 fps

1280x720 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Below Average
Capacity

1200 mAh

1450 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Up to 5 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 1152 Hours(2G)

Up to 200 Hours(2G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

128 MB

4 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
85.6 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

SIM 2

2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.0

, v3.0

GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, USB charging, microUSB

microUSB

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Video Player

, Video Formats: 3GP, AVI, H.263, H.264, MPEG4

Ring Tone

Music ringtones, Vibration

Music

, Music Formats: 3GP, AAC, AAC+, AMR, MIDI, MP3, WAV

Special Features

Haptic feedback, Voice Memo

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Games

Java

, MIDP 2.1

Browser

, HTML, WAP 2.0, XHTML

Phone Book

, Limited, 4000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID

Email

, POP3, Push e-mail

Instant Messaging

Other Facilities

Calculator, Stopwatch, World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer

Applications

Clean Master, Mi Live