Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) vs Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1)
Side by side comparison between Nokia Asha 501 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
4 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| 3.5mm jack |
| FM |
| 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Model | Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) |
| Other model names | Nokia Asha 501 RM-902 | Galaxy A12 SM-A125U1/DS (Unlocked) |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |  USA |
| Brand | Nokia | Samsung |
| Release date | 6/1/2013 | 12/21/2020, Announced: 11/24/2020 |
| Depth | 12.1 millimeters (0.48 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 58 x 99.2 millimeters (2.28 x 3.91 in) | 75.8 x 164 millimeters (2.98 x 6.46 in) |
| Weight | 98 grams (3.43 ounces) | 205 grams (7.18 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT PLS |
| Screen size | 3" inches | 6.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~48.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.1% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x320 pixels | 720x1600 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 133 PPI | 270 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| System version | Nokia Series OS Asha Platform 1.0 | Android 10 |
| Firmware update | Nokia Series OS Asha Platform 1.4 | Android 11 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | One UI 3.1 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) (12nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.3GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | PowerVR GE8320 MP2 (680MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| RAM memory | 64MB | 3GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 128MB | 32GB (19GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Dual-Band 900/1800 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800 | CDMA 800/1900, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71) TD-LTE (38, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 900/1800 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | (quad camera) 16 megapixels 5MP ultrawide f/2.2123° 2MP macro f/2.4 2MP depth f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) 15 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.8 (aperture) | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 26mm lens |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C reversible connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Virtual ambient light sensor Virtual proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-4U | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1200 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 15W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 17 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 624 hours (26 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red, Green, Cyan, Yellow • 4GB microSD card included • Facebook and Twitter • Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Blue, Red |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia Asha 501 (Dual-sim) | Galaxy A12 (SM-A125U1) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.14W/kg (head), 1.2W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.96W/kg (head), 0.77W/kg (body) | feature not registered |