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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus

512 MB RAM

64 MB RAM

Display

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

3" (7.62 cm)

240x320 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

3.2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1430 mAh

9.7 h talktime (3G)

1200 mAh

17 h talktime (2G)

Storage

8 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

128 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

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Nokia Asha 501 is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

April 26, 2013 (Official)

Operating System

Windows Phone v8

Nokia Asha v1.0

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait

Graphics

Adreno 305

RAM

512 MB

64 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

3 " (7.62 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

Pixel Density

133 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %

48.47 %

Screen Protection

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Display Colour

262k

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 119.9 mm
Width: 64 mm
Thickness: 9.9 mm

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

Weight

124 grams

98 grams

Colours

Black, Red, White, Yellow, Cyan

Black, Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera(28 mm focal length)

3.2 MP Primary Camera

Autofocus

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2048 x 1536 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

3 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

320x240 @ 15 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1430 mAh

1200 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)

Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 1152 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

128 MB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 64 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

5G Not Supported in India, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg, Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0, USB charging, 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

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

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