Nokia Asha 501 vs Nokia X
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 99.20 x 58.00 x 12.10 mm | 115.50 x 63.00 x 10.40 mm |
| Weight | 98.00 g | 128.66 g |
| Display size | 3.00" | 4.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 256k colors 240 x 320 px (3.00") 133 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 480 x 800 px (4.00") 233 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 1020 min. (17.0 h) | 2G: 798 min. (13.3 h) 3G: 618 min. (10.3 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 1152 h. (48.0 days) | 2G: 684 h. (28.5 days) 3G: 528 h. (22.0 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 26 h (1.1 days) Video: 8,4 h (0.3 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1200 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Phonebook memory | 4000 places |  |
| Internal memory | | 4 GB |
| RAM memory | 64 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Nokia Asha software platform | Nokia X software platform 1.0 |
| Processor | - | Qualcomm MSM8225 |
| Processor clock | - | 1000 MHz |
| GPU | - | Adreno 203 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 1,14 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | DualSIM(microSIM, microSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | nd | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | |
| Announced | | 2Q 2014 |
| Other names | RM-899 | RM-980 |
| GSM frequencies | 900 1800 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 3.2 Mpx | 3 Mpx |
| Resolution | 2048x1536 px | 2048x1536 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 3x | 4x |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 320x240 px | 864x480 px |
| Video formats | H.263, MPEG4 - 15 fps | H.263 - 30 fps |
| Additional | - | f/2.8 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
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 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 7.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v3.0 | v3.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | 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 | v1.3 | |
| Dictionary | T9 | |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, eAAC+ | AAC, AMR, FLAC, MP4 |
| Polyphony | 32 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.1 | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | v1.1.2 | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |