Phone Comparison - Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus vs Micromax Canvas A1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Karbonn Micromax
Announced May 2013 March 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
147.3 x 72.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.8 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
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Weight 91 g (3.21 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor - Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU - Mali-450MP4 Mali-400MP2
RAM 64 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 128 MB 16 GB ROM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.68% 64.32% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 16 MP, 4616 x 3464 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2000 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 624 h - Up to 160 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h - Up to 6 h