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| Global Score | |
| 38.4 | 41.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Nokia |
| -- | Symbian 9.4 |
| 2013-05-09 | 2008-10-02 |
| 3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 inches | 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches |
| 3.20 ounces | 3.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red, White and Yellow | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 219.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 360 x 640 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 133 pixels per inch | 229 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Resistive |
| 6.2 | 6.9 |
| processor | ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor |
| 64 MB RAM | 128 MB RAM |
| GPU | 3D image engine GPU |
| 5.76 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 82,94 MB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 0.5 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.20 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 320 x 240 (15 fps) (QVGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 5.72 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1152 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | 406 hours standby time 8.8 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.0, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a general score of 41.7, which is slightly better than the Nokia Asha 501's global score of 38.4. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a older, a lot thicker and somewhat heavier phone than Nokia Asha 501. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic counts with a better hardware performance than Nokia Asha 501, because it has 1 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a much better screen than Nokia Asha 501, because it has a quite bigger screen, a much higher 640 x 360 resolution and much more pixels per inch in the display. The Nokia Asha 501 features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic counts with a bit superior battery performance than Nokia Asha 501, because it has a 10 percent more battery capacity. Nokia Asha 501 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, although it has slower video frame rate, they both have a 3.2 mega pixels back camera and the same (QVGA) video definition.
Even being the best phone in our comparison, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is also the cheapest one, which makes it a very good choice.
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