| Nokia Asha 501 | Motorola Admiral |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Motorola |
| Model | Asha 501 | Admiral |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 90.6 gram | 134.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 | 119.00 x 62.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Series 40 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/1900 | 2G - CDMA800/CDMA1900 3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 3.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel, 3x digital zoom, f/2.8 | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | QVGA 320x240 @15fps | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3 inches | 3.10 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262144 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 240 | 480 |
| Display height | 320 | 640 |
| PPI | 133.33 | 258.06 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.2 GHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 64 MB RAM. 128 MB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card | 4 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, M4A, MP4, WAV | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC, eAAC+, OGG |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1200 mAh | 1860 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 1152 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 1020 | 540 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML, HTML 4.0 | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |