Nokia 500 vs Nokia Asha 500
| Type | Touch | Touch | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 111.30 x 53.80 x 14.10 mm | 100.30 x 58.10 x 12.80 mm | 100.30 x 58.10 x 12.80 mm | 150.70 x 77.00 x 7.00 mm |
| Weight | 93.00 g | 101.00 g | 101.30 g | 148.00 g |
| Display size | 3.20" | 2.80" | 2.80" | 5.30" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 360 x 640 px (3.20") 229 ppi | Color / TFT 256k colors 240 x 320 px (2.80") 143 ppi | Color / TFT 256k colors 240 x 320 px (2.80") 143 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (5.30") 277 ppi |
| Display protection |   | | | |
| Additional display | | | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 420 min. (7.0 h) 3G: 300 min. (5.0 h) | 2G: 840 min. (14.0 h) | 2G: 840 min. (14.0 h) | 2G: 747 min. (12.5 h) 3G: 868 min. (14.5 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 504 h. (21.0 days) 3G: 456 h. (19.0 days) | 2G: 840 h. (35.0 days) | 2G: 528 h. (22.0 days) | 2G: 639 h. (26.6 days) 3G: 688 h. (28.7 days) 4G: 582 h. (24.3 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 35 h (1.5 days) Video: 5,3 h (0.2 days) | nd | nd | Audio: 63,5 h (2.6 days) Video: 8,3 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1110 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | | | |
| Phonebook memory |  | 4000 places | 4000 places | |
| Internal memory | 2 GB | | | 8 GB |
| End-user memory | | | | 4.9 GB |
| RAM memory | 256 MB | 64 MB | 64 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Symbian Anna | Nokia Asha 1.1.1 | Nokia Asha 1.1.1 | Android 4.4 KitKat |
| Processor | ARM11 | - | - | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8928 |
| Processor clock | 1000 MHz | - | - | 1400 MHz |
| GPU | - | - | - | Adreno 305 |
| Touchscreen | | | | |
| SAR (10g) | 1,18 W/kg | | | |
| DualSIM | | | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(microSIM) | DualSIM(microSIM, microSIM) | |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nd | | nd |
| Announced | | 4Q 2013 | 4Q 2013 | |
| Other names | - | - | - | D5103; D5106 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 900 1800 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | | | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | | | |
| CDMA | | | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | | | |
| UMA | | | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | | | |
| Photo matrix | 5 Mpx | 2 Mpx | 2 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2592x1944 px | 1600x1200 px | 1600x1200 px | 3264x2448 px |
| Optical zoom | | | | |
| Digital zoom | 4x | 4x | 4x | 4x |
| Flash | | | | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | | | |
| Video resolution | 640x480 px | 320x240 px | 320x240 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 13 fps | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 13 fps | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | FF | FF | FF | AF, EIS |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | | | |
| Photo matrix | nd | nd | nd | 1.1 Mpx |
| Optical zoom | nd | nd | nd | |
| Flash | nd | nd | nd | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | nd | nd | nd | |
| Video formats | nd | nd | nd | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | nd | nd | nd | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | | | |
| Proximity | | | | |
| Light | | | | |
| Magnetometer | | | | |
| Gyroscope | | | | |
| Barometer | | | | |
| Altimeter | | | | |
| Gravity | | | | |
| Hall-effect | | | | |
| Iris scanner | | | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | | | |
| Thermometer | | | | |
| Hygrometer | | | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | | | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | | | |
| HSPA+ | | | | |
| LTE DL | | | | - |
| LTE UP | | | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | | | |
| GPRS | class 33 | | | class 12 |
| EDGE | class 33 | | | class 12 |
| Bluetooth | v2.1 EDR | v3.0 | v3.0 | v4.0 LE |
| A2DP Profile | | | | |
| HDMI | | | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | | | |
| WiFi Display | | | | |
| DLNA | | | | |
| Miracast | | | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | | | |
| IrDA | | | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | | | |
| A-GPS | | | | |
| GLONASS | | | | |
| Beidou | | | | |
| NFC | | | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | | | |
| Conferency | | | | |
| Call forwarding | | | | |
| Push To Talk | | | | |
| Instant Messenger | | | | |
| SMS | | | | |
| EMS | | | | |
| MMS | v1.2 | | | v1.0 + SMIL |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | | | |
| e-mail client | IMAP4, POP3, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, IMAPS | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, IMAPS | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | | | |
| RSS Reader | | | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | | | z RDS |
| MP3 | | | | |
| Stereo speakers | | | | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, RA, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | 3GP, AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP4 | 3GP, AAC, AMR, MIDI, MP4 | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, MKA, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 32 voices | 32 voices | 64 voices |
| Video ringtone | | | | |
| Ring composer | | | | |
| Games | | | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.1 | MIDP 2.1 | MIDP 2.1 | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | | | |
| DVB-H television | | | | |
| TV-Out | | | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | | | |
| Stopwatch | | | | |
| Alarm | | | | |
| Calculator | | | | |
| Currency converter | | | | |
| Organizer | | | | |
| Calendar | | | | |
| Flight mode | | | | |
| SyncML | v1.2 | | | v1.2 |
| Data and fax | | | | |
| Screensaver | | | | |
| Themes | | | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | | | |
| Voice dial | | | | |
| Speakerphone | | | | |
| Recorder | | | | |
| Vibrations | | | | |
