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Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)

  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)
  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)
  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)
  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)
  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)
  • Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)

Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB)

3888
3 inch , 3.2 mp rear , 1200 mah battery , qvga , 0.13 gb storage , dual sim , 91 gm , 4g network ,
  • 41
    SortWiz.AI spec score (of 100)
  • 3.9
    star rating by 2049
  • #11
    brand rank in this budget
Nokia is ranked 11 with 4.12% popularity

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This is how this product specs compares against average specs in this price range. Green indicates that specs are on par or better than competition. Red indicates sub par specs compared to competition.

  This Product Similar Products
Screen Size
3 INCH
4.5 - 5 inch
Rear Camera
3.2 MP
5 - 8 mp
Battery Capacity
1200 MAH
2000 - 2336 mah
Screen Resolution
QVGA
FWVGA - qHD
Storage
0.13 GB
8 gb
Sim Slots
DUAL SIM
Dual
Weight
91 GM
115 - 136 gm

This is how user sentiment of various aspects of Nokia Asha 501 (Bright Red, 128 MB) compares with similar products. Green indicates that sentiment is as good or better than other similar products. Red indicates worse user sentiment compared to competition.

Click on aspects to read sentences which influenced the sentiment scores below.

 Review Aspect This Product Similar Products
Overall
7.6
8.5 - 9.3
Battery
9.5
5.8 - 8.2
Camera
7.6
6.7 - 8.7
Gaming
6
7.5 - 8.3
Heating
10
3.3 - 5
Network
7.5
6 - 6.7
Performance
2.5
6.7 - 8.4
Screen
6.1
6.7 - 8
Service
8.3
6.7 - 8
Software
7.1
8 - 9
Sound
6.6
6.8 - 8.3
Touch
7.9
6.7 - 8.3

These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about overall aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"Awesome Phone at Low Price"



"Best phone in this price range"



"Great phone no doubt"



"Super Basic Phone"



"Budget phone with nifty features."



"5k is costly for this cheep specs"



"VERY BAD PHONE"



"worst phone"



"worst mobile"



"asha 501 poor quality mobile phone by NOKIA"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about battery aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"very good phone with battery backup"



" Pros: Look and feels niceNice touchscreen with good color reproductiongreat touch sensitivityAsha OS is new, very nice and user friendlycall quality is superbSpeaker is also very goodgood battery lifewifi works pretty finedual sim with dual stand bywhatsapp, Wechat, LINE works fineCons:little bit slow in processing powercamera quality is mediocre to poor, i expected better pics quality as it has 3.2 mpx camera"



"One of the Best Mobile , i got tired of plugging in the battery of my smart phones ,then i switched on to this phone,its perfect it has whats app and good battery too,yes little bit slow when compared to other android features but it good for 2nd phone value for money "



"The battery consumption is very good and typical of what you have come to expect from Nokia feature phones"



" The battery life is awesome"



"after comes the major problem of quick battery draining"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about camera aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"Having said the above the Camera is great for a product like this and touch response is awesome, I have liked the product but will handover it to my younger brother as switch to Lumia devises because I want speed Internet on Mobile phone"



" Now about its OS, the ASHA platform is very simple and intuitive interface very easy to use with just two screens the fastlane and the app screen, Some of the attributes of these OS have been copied from android as I felt after using the phone for just an hour as also I am an ex-android user(used android for nearly 4 years) but still then it has some new and special aspects of it's own like the swipe feature to exit any app which to me is very cool and refreshing experience as I dont play games in mobile so I havent seen any lag in the interface or using any other app, the overall user experience is 5/5 though some minor improvements should be made which for now can be overlooked as for 4900 bucks you cant expect more than these, the plus point of the device is it battery its 17 hrs talk time and 26 days standby time which is the best in it's category i have got the delivery on 10th an till now 55% of battery is still there(which includes 7 hrs of wifi, some talking, using the net, sms, clicking pic's with the camera) which is a thumbs up for me as well as the scratch resistant display and the easy hot swappable sim switching method which is not found in any other phones, the capacitive two point touch is also very responsive you don't get these features for a 5K a mobile these days please dont compare it micromax, karbonn or some other indian brand it is miles ahead from them and also the durability of these product is much better than those product and it is a proven fact that nokia makes very durable mobiles, now coming to the camera though it is a 3.2 MP camera it doesnt provide the quality pics from the desired lens it has my ex- lg Optimus One P500 with 3.2 MP camera provided much better pics and sharp images than these one still then you can use it after making some adjustment, the pictures seem to pixelated when you use the zoom and I don't prefer using the snapper at night coz the quality of the pics are not up to the mark while Nokia are known for their powerful camera's but it is understandable that for 5K you cant get best of the both worlds you need to make some adjustments and the camera is little disappointment but you can live through it though in the day it gives considrably good to average kind of photos, now the app ecosystem is of what I say 50-50 it doesnt have popular messeging apps like whatsapp"



"What better way to enjoy a brand new mobile and to download and use one of the most popular apps ever; WhatsApp on my new Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim cellphone which boasts of dedicated Nokia Asha platform 1.0, great music controls and maximum music playback time, 7.62cm LCD touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, great talk time, OMA DRM 1 support, a stereo FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and memory expandable up to 32GB"



" Good Camera quality, new gesture and swipe accessibility, Fastlane and so on"



"camera is fine,,,bt processing is too slow"



"4) Poor Camera, I have compared photos with Asha 311 and even X2-02 and quality is bad"



"an BETTER THAN ANDROID at this price range, basically don't expect the phone to do miracles, its for telephony, basic social networking and now even whats app is supported, and basic Games, don't expect to play NFS :PCamera is above average, now with 503 it'll b better, Flash is missed, Battery life , easily two days ,even with heavy usage , tell me an Android that does that"



" For girls like selfie queens this phone would not suite them so much because there is no front camera and bad camera is only good for taking selfies "



"beware2-photo gallery-even the photos took on the phone gives blurred look"



"7) Poor 3.2 MP camera"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about gaming aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"You get many apps like games , facebook etc"



" But you'll get tons of free games n apps"



" The phone contains 50 preloaded apps & 40 free EA Sports games"



" Android jelly bean, Ya it lags on high end games like Subway surfers and all but Temple run works fine"



", you cannot delete those cheap games, Apps that comes along with Phone pre- installed"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about heating aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

" Now about its OS, the ASHA platform is very simple and intuitive interface very easy to use with just two screens the fastlane and the app screen, Some of the attributes of these OS have been copied from android as I felt after using the phone for just an hour as also I am an ex-android user(used android for nearly 4 years) but still then it has some new and special aspects of it's own like the swipe feature to exit any app which to me is very cool and refreshing experience as I dont play games in mobile so I havent seen any lag in the interface or using any other app, the overall user experience is 5/5 though some minor improvements should be made which for now can be overlooked as for 4900 bucks you cant expect more than these, the plus point of the device is it battery its 17 hrs talk time and 26 days standby time which is the best in it's category i have got the delivery on 10th an till now 55% of battery is still there(which includes 7 hrs of wifi, some talking, using the net, sms, clicking pic's with the camera) which is a thumbs up for me as well as the scratch resistant display and the easy hot swappable sim switching method which is not found in any other phones, the capacitive two point touch is also very responsive you don't get these features for a 5K a mobile these days please dont compare it micromax, karbonn or some other indian brand it is miles ahead from them and also the durability of these product is much better than those product and it is a proven fact that nokia makes very durable mobiles, now coming to the camera though it is a 3.2 MP camera it doesnt provide the quality pics from the desired lens it has my ex- lg Optimus One P500 with 3.2 MP camera provided much better pics and sharp images than these one still then you can use it after making some adjustment, the pictures seem to pixelated when you use the zoom and I don't prefer using the snapper at night coz the quality of the pics are not up to the mark while Nokia are known for their powerful camera's but it is understandable that for 5K you cant get best of the both worlds you need to make some adjustments and the camera is little disappointment but you can live through it though in the day it gives considrably good to average kind of photos, now the app ecosystem is of what I say 50-50 it doesnt have popular messeging apps like whatsapp"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about network aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"The Best in signal strength"



" Apart from this there are some bad points about this product that the fact that it only supports 2G network and Whatsaap is very slow"



"Excellent part : Nokia 501 is excellent in signal strength and battery backup Great part : Touch and User interface"



"- No 3G network Support"



"So let's check out1- Operating SystemN- Asha OSS- Android ( Jelly Bean )2- AccessoriesN- Comes with 4gb card but no data cable in the boxS- Internal 4gb memory ( So no card given ) and data cable is also there3- Touch ScreenN- Very smooth touch like feather thanks to Capacitive screen ( 3.0 inch screen )S- Touch is average ( 2.9 inch screen )4- ProcessorN- Very slow processing No ramS- 1 GHz Cortex-A5 with 512mb ram5- MultitaskingN- Not SupportedS- You can do multitasking with ease6- Document ViewerN- No document viewerS- PDF document viewer7- CameraN- 3.2mp so far fineS- Only 2mp average8- Wi-Fi N- Can't find available networks easily, No Wi-fi HotspotS- Great connectivity through Wi-fi and Wi-fi Hotspot9- MultimediaN- Can play only limited video formats , no equalizer option in music , Headset sound quality is very poorS- Can play many formats and have equalizer as well , Headset sound quality is superb10- GPSN- NoS- Yes11- Battery backupN- You can do only limited things and it's a java phone so battery backup is goodS- You can do many things , thanks to android OS but being an android phone battery drains very quickly"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about performance aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

" Coz Nokia is made for Indians after-all, They know we would be much satisfied with the free memory card even if the product isn't good)"



"bad service the phone had some lines of the screen guard and the temp-let seal was re-pasted and missing of memory card which was given by Nokia pls do not take it was deliver by ms-retail services and there saying that there is no other piece so we ll re"



" it comes with a 66 MB internal memory and you face troubles due to low internal space"



"So let's check out1- Operating SystemN- Asha OSS- Android ( Jelly Bean )2- AccessoriesN- Comes with 4gb card but no data cable in the boxS- Internal 4gb memory ( So no card given ) and data cable is also there3- Touch ScreenN- Very smooth touch like feather thanks to Capacitive screen ( 3.0 inch screen )S- Touch is average ( 2.9 inch screen )4- ProcessorN- Very slow processing No ramS- 1 GHz Cortex-A5 with 512mb ram5- MultitaskingN- Not SupportedS- You can do multitasking with ease6- Document ViewerN- No document viewerS- PDF document viewer7- CameraN- 3.2mp so far fineS- Only 2mp average8- Wi-Fi N- Can't find available networks easily, No Wi-fi HotspotS- Great connectivity through Wi-fi and Wi-fi Hotspot9- MultimediaN- Can play only limited video formats , no equalizer option in music , Headset sound quality is very poorS- Can play many formats and have equalizer as well , Headset sound quality is superb10- GPSN- NoS- Yes11- Battery backupN- You can do only limited things and it's a java phone so battery backup is goodS- You can do many things , thanks to android OS but being an android phone battery drains very quickly"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about screen aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"Must buy for those who are looking for robust touch screen phone in the range 5K"



" It is a decent handset with a lovely touch screen"



" They can be easily accessible onto a single screen mode by Fastlane"



"Display is OK nt great but could have been better"



" She was very happy :)very handyWith colorful and touch screen option and long battery life"



" Display is not good"



" It does not support whatsapp, poor resolution display, average camera and no 3G at all "



" Now about its OS, the ASHA platform is very simple and intuitive interface very easy to use with just two screens the fastlane and the app screen, Some of the attributes of these OS have been copied from android as I felt after using the phone for just an hour as also I am an ex-android user(used android for nearly 4 years) but still then it has some new and special aspects of it's own like the swipe feature to exit any app which to me is very cool and refreshing experience as I dont play games in mobile so I havent seen any lag in the interface or using any other app, the overall user experience is 5/5 though some minor improvements should be made which for now can be overlooked as for 4900 bucks you cant expect more than these, the plus point of the device is it battery its 17 hrs talk time and 26 days standby time which is the best in it's category i have got the delivery on 10th an till now 55% of battery is still there(which includes 7 hrs of wifi, some talking, using the net, sms, clicking pic's with the camera) which is a thumbs up for me as well as the scratch resistant display and the easy hot swappable sim switching method which is not found in any other phones, the capacitive two point touch is also very responsive you don't get these features for a 5K a mobile these days please dont compare it micromax, karbonn or some other indian brand it is miles ahead from them and also the durability of these product is much better than those product and it is a proven fact that nokia makes very durable mobiles, now coming to the camera though it is a 3.2 MP camera it doesnt provide the quality pics from the desired lens it has my ex- lg Optimus One P500 with 3.2 MP camera provided much better pics and sharp images than these one still then you can use it after making some adjustment, the pictures seem to pixelated when you use the zoom and I don't prefer using the snapper at night coz the quality of the pics are not up to the mark while Nokia are known for their powerful camera's but it is understandable that for 5K you cant get best of the both worlds you need to make some adjustments and the camera is little disappointment but you can live through it though in the day it gives considrably good to average kind of photos, now the app ecosystem is of what I say 50-50 it doesnt have popular messeging apps like whatsapp"



" You can go from one place to another easily by swiping the touch screen from right to left or from left to right"



"5) WiFi is slow6) No FM recording7) Double tap to wakeup screen doesn't work many times"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about service aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

" flipkart service is excellent"



" I ordered bright red variant and got it within 2 days, good service by Flipkart as always"



" And after purchasing a new mobile also we need to roam around service centers like a old mobile"



" Thank you flipkart for the best service and best deals"



"Great service from Flipkart as always"



"bad service the phone had some lines of the screen guard and the temp-let seal was re-pasted and missing of memory card which was given by Nokia pls do not take it was deliver by ms-retail services and there saying that there is no other piece so we ll re"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about software aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"an BETTER THAN ANDROID at this price range, basically don't expect the phone to do miracles, its for telephony, basic social networking and now even whats app is supported, and basic Games, don't expect to play NFS :PCamera is above average, now with 503 it'll b better, Flash is missed, Battery life , easily two days ,even with heavy usage , tell me an Android that does that"



" Asha OS is also a good one"



"This is a good phone with decent build quality and simple OS, its a smartphone for beginners and old people who dont want complicated android and constant updates to their apps"



" It runs on Nokia Asha Software Platform 1.0 and is a welcome change from Android"



" They offer better features, android, better apps and good quality screen"



" wechat, etc but we can expect that within months those popular applications will be made available for these mobile but for now you can use the Nokia Chat which is given pre-installed in the mobile the nokia express browser doesn't give the benefit of android browsers quality or their usability though an improvement could have been made here as Nokia had primarily made these mobile for the Internet, By the Internet so I felt little disappointed about the browser experience but that is not much of an big issue which I expect Nokia will fix in their future updates for these device"



"If want entry level smartphone, but much better thanthose cheap androids, then buy it"



"instead of going for other cheap android phones"



"Nokia Asha OS 1.0 Has Bugs(Serious BUGS)"



" I'd recommend this phone over a hoard of sub par cheap device based on android, that not only hangs but hard to workaround"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about sound aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"Natwarlal:- Very impressive sound quality"



" The performance of the radio is quite good and handles volume gain very well even in areas where reception strength is bad"



"What better way to enjoy a brand new mobile and to download and use one of the most popular apps ever; WhatsApp on my new Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim cellphone which boasts of dedicated Nokia Asha platform 1.0, great music controls and maximum music playback time, 7.62cm LCD touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera, great talk time, OMA DRM 1 support, a stereo FM radio, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and memory expandable up to 32GB"



" Am quite happy with the sound quality as well"



" music and radio are clear and audio quality is good too"



"no nokia Music (very disappointed) "



" Alarm sound cannot be increased"



"Cons- This model has volume problem for incoming calls; the incoming voice volume is really low"



"sound/music quality is too cheap7"



" Sound quality is pathetic"



These are the sentences extracted from user reviews talking about touch aspect. Click on review lines to read full reviews.

"Nice phone with improved Touch"



" Pros: Look and feels niceNice touchscreen with good color reproductiongreat touch sensitivityAsha OS is new, very nice and user friendlycall quality is superbSpeaker is also very goodgood battery lifewifi works pretty finedual sim with dual stand bywhatsapp, Wechat, LINE works fineCons:little bit slow in processing powercamera quality is mediocre to poor, i expected better pics quality as it has 3.2 mpx camera"



"Good budget phone, Improved Touch experience as compared to other asha models"



"Having said the above the Camera is great for a product like this and touch response is awesome, I have liked the product but will handover it to my younger brother as switch to Lumia devises because I want speed Internet on Mobile phone"



" Touch sensitive is similar to any other android phone of 10k price range"



"MY GLASS WAS BROKEN WHAT IS SLUTION FOR TOUCH NOT WORKING"



" You can go from one place to another easily by swiping the touch screen from right to left or from left to right"



"However, as the phone has aged, I see that sometimes the phone is lifeless to touch and after a long time all your frantic touches are responded to in quick succession"



" and ofcourse touch is bad but good in its price range"



"touch is not good nd it s very rough"



Sales Package Handset, Headset, Battery, Charger
Model Name Asha 501
Color Bright Red
Browse Type Smartphones
SIM Type Dual Sim
Display Size 3 inch
Resolution 320 x 240 Pixels
Resolution Type QVGA
Display Type LCD
Display Colors 262 K
Other Display Features Two-point Touch, Brightness Control, Nokia Glance Screen, Screen Double Tap, RGB Stripe
Operating Frequency GSM - 900, 1800
Internal Storage 128 MB
Expandable Storage 32 GB
Supported Memory Card Type MicroSD
Memory Card Slot Type Dedicated Slot
Phone Book Memory 4000
Call Log Memory Yes
SMS Memory Yes
Primary Camera Available Yes
Primary Camera 3.2 megapixel
Primary Camera Features Auto and Manual White Balance, Full Screen Viewfinder, Fixed Focus, Self-timer, Colour Tone Mode, Automatic Light Sensitivity
Secondary Camera Available No
HD Recording No
Video Recording Yes
Video Recording Resolution 320 x 240
Digital Zoom Digital Zoom - 3x
Frame Rate 15 fps
Image Editor Yes
Conference Call Yes
Hands Free Yes
Call Divert Yes
Supported Networks GSM, GSM
Internet Connectivity GPRS, Wi-Fi, EDGE
3G No
GPRS Yes
Pre-installed Browser Nokia Xpress Browser
Micro USB Port Yes
Micro USB Version 2
Bluetooth Support Yes
Bluetooth Version 3
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi Version 802.11 b/g
NFC No
USB Connectivity Yes
EDGE Yes
GPRS Features 85.6 kbps
Audio Jack 3.5 mm
EDGE Features 236.8 kbps
GPS Support No
Touchscreen Type Capacitive
SIM Size Micro SIM
User Interface Touch UI
JAVA Support Yes
SIM Access Dual Standby
Sensors Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor
Series Asha
Other Features Digital Clock, Audio Recorder, Calculator, Clock, Calendar, Fixed Dialling Number, Notes, Alarm, Social Networks in Phonebook, Java Games, Firmware Update, Device Lock, PIN Code, Call Waiting, Call Barring, MMS Enabled, MMS and SMS Editor, Photo Sharing with Slam, OMA DRM 1, Video Streaming, Free of PVC
Important Apps Facebook, Twitter, Nokia Chat, YouTube
FM Radio Yes
Audio Formats MP3, MIDI, eAAC+
Video Formats MP4, 3GP, AVI, ASF
Battery Capacity 1200 mAh
Width 58 mm
Height 99.2 mm
Depth 12.1 mm
Weight 91 g
Warranty Summary 1 Year for Mobile & 6 Months for Accessories
Product Id MOB196025

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