Comparison of Ark Benefit U241 and Ark Benefit U242 smartphones based on their characteristics

Ark Benefit U241

Ark Benefit U242

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Ark

Ark

Phone model

Benefit U241

Benefit U242

Year of release

2017

2017

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

122 mm

102 mm

Body width

52 mm

52 mm

Body thickness

11 mm

17.2 mm

Weight

131 g

80 g

Volume

69.78 cm³

91.59 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• Red

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Spreadtrum SC6531DA

• MediaTek MT6261D

CPU clock speed

312 MHz

312 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

32 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 MB

• 32 MB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

4 GB

Battery

Battery capacity

1000

600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

5 h

Standby time in GSM networks

119 h

250 h

Duration of listening to music

9 h

Video watching duration

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.4 in

2.2 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

160 x 128 pixels

Pixel density

167 ppi

93 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

18 bit

16 bit

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.25

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

0.1 Mp

0.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

422 x 237 pixels

422 x 237 pixels

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Shooting settings

Video capability

Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Default

Default + micro SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Speed dial

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

2.5G

2.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• EDGE
• GPRS

• GPRS

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0

2.1

A2DP support

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• GIF

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• 3GPP

• 3GPP

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• MIDI
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Standard keypad

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Software features

Installed browser

• WAP

• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Flashlight

SOS button

Consumer category

The phone is suitable for the elderly