Nokia Asha 501

Nokia Asha 501 is a basic and affordable touchscreen featurephone with QVGA display, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, and memory card slot. Colorful, cheap and boxy - that is what the Nokia Asha 501 looks like. With a touchscreen and a touch gesture based user interface, the Asha 501 almost looks like a smartphone. Almost. It lacks the apps of course and with them a lot of the functionality is missing, so do not be fooled - this is a Series 40 device like most other basic Nokia phones.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Feature phone
• Dimensions:
  • 3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 inches (99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm)
• Weight:
  • 3.46 oz (98 g)
    the average is 4.5 oz (128 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 3.0 inches
• Resolution:
  • 240 x 320 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 133 ppi
• Technology:
  • LCD
• Colors:
  • 262 144
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Proximity sensor

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 17.00 hours
    the average is 12 h (723 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 48.0 days (1152 hours)
    the average is 21 days (495 h)
• Capacity:
  • 1200 mAh

HARDWARE

• System memory:
  • 64 MB RAM
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 3.2 megapixels
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.8
  • Features:
    • White balance presets, Effects, Self-timer
• Camcorder:
  • • 320x240 (QVGA) (15 fps)

MULTIMEDIA

• Radio:
  • • FM, Stereo, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • • Nokia Xpress
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 900, 1800 MHz
• Data:
  • EDGE, GPRS
• Positioning:
  • Cell ID

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 3.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 b, g
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • USB charging

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (32 voices), Vibration, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer
• • Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 09 May 2013

SHOPPING INFORMATION

• Accessories:
  • Nokia Charger AC-11, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-108, Nokia 4 GB microSD Card
• MRP price:
  • • $ 99

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM RM-902

Differences:

• Weight:
  • 3.46 oz (98 g)
    the average is 4.5 oz (128 g)

• Stand-by time:
  • 26.0 days (624 hours)
    the average is 21 days (495 h)

• Multiple SIM cards:
  • • 2 slots

Nokia Asha 501 RM-900

Differences:

• GSM:
  • 850, 1900 MHz