Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 205 vs Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia 225 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced Nov 2012 May 2013 April 2014
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - Q2 2014
Colors Cyan, Magenta, Orange Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.8 x 61.1 x 13 mm, 104 cc (4.44 x 2.41 x 0.51 in)
(4.44 x 2.41 x 0.51 in, 4.09 cc (0.17 x 0.09 x 0.02 in))
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
124 x 55.5 x 10.4 mm
(4.88 x 2.19 x 0.41 in)
Weight 94 g (3.32 oz) (3.32 oz (0.11.1.13 oz)) 98 g (3.46 oz) 100.6 g (3.53.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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 1.0 Nokia OS Series 30+
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM N/A 64 MB N/A
Internal Memory 64 MB storage 128 MB -
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 3.0 inches 2.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (167 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 25.78% 48.68% 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 VGA, 640x480 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder 1/5' Sensor Size
Video Yes, QCIF@10fps Yes,QVGA@15fps 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 85.6 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 No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB 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 4000 Contacts 1000 entries
Call Records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 64MB storage 128 MB, 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 1020 mAh (BL-5C) 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 891 h Up to 624 h Up to 648 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h Up to 17 h Up to 21 h