Two phones worth
putting side-by-side for the Indian market and those on a budget have to
be the Samsung Galaxy Star and the Nokia Asha 501 priced around Rs
5,240 and Rs 5,400, respectively.
The Nokia Asha 501 is a little stunner and comes with reasonable
specs, there are a few that would say you should choose the Asha over
the Star because the Nokia phone looks more stylish and offers more in
the way of colour choices, 6 different colours to be precise, the Galaxy
Star only comes in black or white.
Some will prefer the Samsung Galaxy Star over the Nokia Asha 501 when
it comes to mapping, Nokia Maps on one and Google Maps on the other,
this is the case of personal preferences.
When it comes to the camera features the Star has 2MP (1600×1200 pixels) camera capable of QVGA@15fps video recording, The Nokia Asha 501
has a 3.2MP camera (2048×1536 pixels) and QVGA@15fps video recording –
both of these handsets do not have a front-facing camera. So when it
comes to the camera the Nokia wins this one, totally your choice if it’s
the camera feature you want the most.
Both smartphones come with a 3-inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels
and 133-ppi pixel density, so this turns out to be a draw. Both models
come with a microSD card slot capable for up to 32GB, the Star wins here
though because it comes with 4GB internal storage and the Asha 501 only
has 128 MB.
Forgetting about the price etc, do you prefer Android 4.1.2 Jelly
Bean OS or Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 OS, there are more apps on
Google Play so yet again its is a personal preference if you want loads
of apps.
The Galaxy Star comes with ChatOn pre-loaded and also comes with
Smart Dual SIM; it seems rather good if you are into social networking.
Google Now and Google search are on board; it also has the Samsung Apps
store.
The Nokia Asha 501 also comes with single or speedy dual SIM; it
features pre-loaded software so you can access Facebook, Twitter etc.
You can remove the back of the phone so you can switch to another colour
when you feel like it, colours include cyan, red, white, black, green
and yellow. If you do care about colour choices then we suggest sticking
with the Nokia Asha 501.
Phones Review Says: There are a few things to look
at here when it comes to choosing either the Samsung Galaxy Star or the
Nokia Asha 501, Android is one of the most popular choices and the Asha
501 has a better camera, both are around about the same price for India.
So when it comes to the Samsung Galaxy Star vs Nokia Asha 501 for budgeters, what one have you opted for?
