Nokia Asha 501

Network

• Technology: GSM
• 2G bands: GSM 900 / 1800 - RM-899850 / 1900 - RM-900
• Note: GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - RM-902
• GPRS: Up to 85.6 kbps
• EDGE: Up to 236.8 kbps

Launch

• Announced: 2013, May. Released 2013, June
• Status: Discontinued

Body

• Dimensions: 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm (3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in)
• Weight: 98.2 g (3.46 oz)
• SIM: Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type: TFT, 256K colors
• Size: 3.0 inches, 27.9 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~133 ppi density)

Platform

• OS: Nokia Asha software platform 1.0, upgradable to 1.4

Memory

• Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
• Internal: 128MB 64MB RAM

Main Camera

• Single: 3.15 MP
• Video: 320p@15fps

Selfie camera

• Note: No

Sound

• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth: 3.0, EDR
• GPS: No
• NFC: No
• Radio: FM radio
• USB: microUSB 2.0

Features

• Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity
• Note: SNS apps, MP4/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/AAC player, Photo editor, Organizer, Voice memo, Predictive text input

Battery

• Type: Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4U) for dual-SIM model
• Stand-by: Up to 624 h
• Talk time: Up to 17 h
• Music play: Up to 56 h

Misc

• Colors: Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black
• SAR: 1.41 W/kg (head)    
• SAR EU: 0.96 W/kg (head)    
• Price: About 80 EUR

Tests

• Display: , Contrast ratio: 1004:1 (nominal) / 2.672:1 (sunlight)
• Camera: , Photo
• Loudspeaker: , Voice 73dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 78dB, ,
• Audio quality: , Noise -80.4dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB