Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 305 vs Nokia Asha 500 vs Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Nokia Nokia
Announced June 2012 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Silver White, Red, Mid Blue, Dark Grey Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Yellow, black, green, red, blue, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.3 x 53.8 x 12.8 mm
(4.34 x 2.12 x 0.5 in)
100.3 x 58.1 x 12.8 mm
(3.95 x 2.29 x 0.5 in)
102.6 x 60.6 x 12.7 mm
(4.04 x 2.39 x 0.5 in)
Weight 98 g (3.46 oz) 101 g (3.56 oz) 111.4 g (3.92.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1 Nokia Asha software platform 1.2
Processor - - -
GPU - - -
RAM 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 10 MB, 64 MB ROM N/A N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors 256K colors 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 2.8 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 43.44% 41.58% 45.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features - - -
Video Yes, 176x144@10fps Yes,QVGA@13fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 42.8 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G N/A N/A HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No No No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 10 MB, 64 MB ROM, 32 MB RAM 64 MB RAM 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included 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 not 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-4U) Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 528 h Up to 840 h Up to 480 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 14 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)