Manufacturer | Nokia |
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Slogan | Pocket Power / Moves at the speed of life / One swipe to access everything you love |
Series | Full Touch |
Availability by country | Global |
Predecessor | Nokia 500 |
Successor | Nokia X |
Related | Nokia Asha 500 |
Form factor | Full Touch candybar |
Dimensions | • Width: 58 mm • Height: 99.2 mm • Thickness: 12.1 mm |
Weight | 98.2 g |
Operating system |
Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 Upgradeable toAsha software platform 1.4 |
Memory | 64 MB RAM |
Removable storage | 4 GB MicroSD card included (supports up to 32 GB) |
Battery |
Li-Ion 1200 mAh • Standby: 48 days • Talk time: 17 hours |
Data inputs | Capacitive multi-point touch display |
Display | 240 x 320 px (QVGA), 3.0" 133 ppi pixel density |
Rear camera | 3.2 MP, 2048x1536 pixels Focus: 50 cm to infinity |
Sound | 3.5 mm audio connector, hands-free speaker, FM radio, music player |
Connectivity |
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Other | MicroSIM Accelerometer Proximity sensor USB charging |
Website | Nokia Asha 501 (UK) |
References |
Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Model: BL-4U, removable
Nokia Asha 501 is a low-end smartphone from the Nokia Asha series, announced by Nokia on 9 May 2013 in India, and released on 24 June 2013. The device is classified by Nokia as a "Full Touch" smartphone. The phone is available in either single- or dual SIM configuration.
The cell phone is built on Nokia Asha software platform 1.0, a new software platform descended from Series 40, with a user interface similar to MeeGo on Nokia N9, and featuring technology from Smarterphone, a software company acquired by Nokia in 2012.
The device includes Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but no 3G connectivity, relying on EDGE and GPRS (2.75G) for mobile-based networking. The phone has been noted for its user-friendliness, and a battery with long talk and standby times.
The suggested price for the phone is U.S. $99 before taxes and subsidies. Models sold in South Asia support at least eight languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.
Nokia Asha 501 comes preloaded with the Nokia Xpress browser, which (according to Nokia) compresses data server-side by 90% to facilitate the least amount of transferable data with the phone. Nokia Xpress Now is a new app that offers location-based content.
The device was announced to feature built-in social applications for Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Other apps announced were Here Maps, EA games, eBuddy, CNN, ESPN, and The Weather Channel.