Nokia Asha 501 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note

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: 100.8 g lighter

  Asha 501:

  98.2 g

  Redmi Note:

  199 g

• Width

  Asha 501: 20.7 mm narrower

  Asha 501:

  58 mm

  Redmi Note:

  78.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Asha 501: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

  Asha 501:

  3 in

  Redmi Note:

  5.5 in

• Depth

  Redmi Note: 2.6 mm thinner

  Asha 501:

  12.1 mm

  Redmi Note:

  9.5 mm

• Height

  Asha 501: 54.8 mm shorter

  Asha 501:

  99.2 mm

  Redmi Note:

  154 mm

• Release year

  Asha 501:

  2013

  Redmi Note:

  2014

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. Asha 501

   Height:

   99.2 mm

   Width:

   58 mm

   Depth:

   12.1 mm +2.6 mm versus Redmi Note

2. 2. Redmi Note

   Height:

   154 mm +54.8 mm versus Asha 501

   Width:

   78.7 mm +20.7 mm versus Asha 501

   Depth:

   9.5 mm

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. Asha 501

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   27.9 cm²

2. 2. Redmi Note

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Redmi Note has approximately 199.2% 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.

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