Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 311 vs LG Optimus L3 II E430 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG Nokia
Announced June 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
Weight 95 (3.35) 107 g (3.77 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS S40 Asha Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Processor 1 GHz 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon -
GPU - Adreno 200 -
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 64 MB
Internal Memory 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available) 128 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 56K colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.2 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 46.77% 50.58% 48.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Geo-tagging Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder
Video Yes, VGA@25fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes,QVGA@15fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included
USB OTG Supported - -

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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U)
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) 1540 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
- Up to 624 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
- Up to 17 h