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Nokia Asha 501

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Network
Technology GSM GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 - RM-899
850 / 1900 - RM-900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-987
  GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - RM-902 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - RM-986
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
EDGE Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
Launch
Announced 2013, May. Released 2013, June 2014, February. Released 2014, February
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm (3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in) 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm, 66.1 cc (3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 98.2 g (3.46 oz) 89.3 g (3.14 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors TFT, 256K colors
Size 3.0 inches, 27.9 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio) 2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~41.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~133 ppi density) 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Platform
OS Nokia Asha software platform 1.0, upgradable to 1.4 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1, upgradable to 1.4
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 128MB 64MB RAM 64MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 3.15 MP 1.3 MP
Video 320p@15fps 320p@25fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n No
Bluetooth 3.0, EDR 3.0, A2DP
Positioning No A-GPS only
NFC No No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity
 SNS apps
MP4/H.263 player
MP3/WAV/AAC player
Photo editor
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
SNS apps
MP4/H.263 player
MP3/WAV/AAC player
Photo editor
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1200 mAh, removable (BL-4U) Li-Ion 1020 mAh, removable (BL-5C)
Stand-by Up to 1152 h Up to 792 h
Talk time Up to 17 h Up to 11 h
Music play Up to 56 h Up to 42 h
Misc
Colors Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black Bright Red, Yellow, Bright Green, White, Cyan, Black
SAR 1.41 W/kg (head)     1.07 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.96 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)    
Price About 80 EUR About 60 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1004:1 (nominal) / 2.672:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality Noise -80.4dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB

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