Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Nokia Asha 502 Dual SIM vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2008 October 2013 October 2013
Status Discontinued Available - December 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
99.6 x 59.5 x 11.1 mm
(3.92 x 2.34 x 0.44 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1 Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 - -
GPU PowerVR MBX - -
RAM 128 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage N/A N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.0 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 47.27% 45.05%
Multi-Touch yes up yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio Stereo FM radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Fixed Focus, Auto and Manual White Balance, Full Screen Viewfinder, Capture Modes, Scene Modes, Color Tone Modes, Image Editor -
Video No 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 N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No No
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5A) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1010 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 576 h Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 13 h 42 min Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)