| Local Name | Asha 501 |
| Additional Information | Aso known as Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim with dual-SIM card slots |
| Technology | GSM |
| 2G Bands | GSM 900 / 1800 - RM-899850 / 1900 - RM-900 | GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - RM-902 |
| GPRS | Up to 85.6 kbps |
| EDGE | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| Announced | 2013, May |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, June |
| Dimensions | 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm (3.91 x 2.28 x 0.48 in) |
| Weight | 98.2 g (3.46 oz) |
| SIM | Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Screen Size | 3.0 inches, 27.9 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~133 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Up to 2 fingers |
| OS | Nokia Asha software platform 1.0, upgradable to 1.4 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 4 GB included |
| Internal Memory | 128 MB, 64 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 3.15 MP |
| Camera Features | Panorama |
| Video | 320p@15fps |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | No |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML |
| Features Summary | SNS apps, MP4/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/AAC player, Photo editor, Organizer, Voice memo, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4U) |
| Stand By | Up to 624 h |
| Talk Time | Up to 17 h |
| Music Play | Up to 56 h |
| Colors | Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black |
| SAR EU | 0.96 W/kg (head) |
