Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 vs Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM vs Lava Iris 356

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Nokia Lava
Announced April 2013 May 2013 July 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Crystal White, Black and Grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm
(3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
116.9 x 62.5 x 12.6mm
(4.6 x 2.46 x 0.5in)
Weight 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz) 91 g (3.21 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network N/A N/A HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Mali-300 - -
RAM 512 MB 64 MB 256 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 128 MB 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 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 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 45.99% 48.68% 49.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
Flash No No Yes
Features - Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes,QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall 4000 Contacts Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 128 MB, 64 MB RAM 512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB card included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-4U) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1200 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 320 h Up to 624 h Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h Up to 17 h Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)