Nokia 701 vs Nokia Asha 501

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Asha 501: 32.8 g lighter

  701:

  131 g

  Asha 501:

  98.2 g

• Width

  701: 1.2 mm narrower

  701:

  56.8 mm

  Asha 501:

  58 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Asha 501: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  701:

  3.5 in

  Asha 501:

  3 in

• Depth

  701: 1.1 mm thinner

  701:

  11 mm

  Asha 501:

  12.1 mm

• Height

  Asha 501: 18 mm shorter

  701:

  117.2 mm

  Asha 501:

  99.2 mm

• Release year

  701:

  2011

  Asha 501:

  2013

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. 701

   Height:

   117.2 mm +18 mm versus Asha 501

   Width:

   56.8 mm

   Depth:

   11 mm

2. 2. Asha 501

   Height:

   99.2 mm

   Width:

   58 mm +1.2 mm versus 701

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +1.1 mm versus 701

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. 701

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   33.8 cm²

2. 2. Asha 501

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   27.9 cm²

701 has approximately 21.2% more rectangular screen area than Asha 501.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.