Phone Comparison - Nokia 206 vs Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia 225

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced November 2012 October 2013 April 2014
Status Available - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Cyan , Magenta, Yellow, Black, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 49.4 x 12.4 mm, 64 cc (4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in)
(4.57 x 1.94 x 0.49 in, 2.52 cc (0.18 x 0.08 x 0.02 in))
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) (3.21 oz (0.11.0.74 oz)) 101 g (3.56 oz) 99.8 g (3.49.0.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 1900 SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800
3G Network N/A No
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Proprietary OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM N/A 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 64 MB storage N/A -
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 TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 2.4 inches 2.8 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 31.00% 41.58% 35.21%
Multi-Touch no yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, QCIF@15fps Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G No N/A No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 1000 entries
Call Records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 64MB storage 64 MB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor not present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4UL)
Capacity 1100 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 680 h Up to 840 h Up to 864 h
Talk Time Up to 20 h Up to 14 h Up to 21 h