Saturday, 29 October 2011

Nokia Announces Asha Series 40 Smartphones

Nokia has announced to launch a range of Symbian 40 Smartphones called Asha in this year’s Nokia World conference. Earlier this year, Nokia had vowed “to capture volume and value growth to connect the “next billion” mobile users”. Keeping its promise, Nokia has unveiled four new handsets – Nokia Asha 303, Asha 300, Asha 201 and Asha 200.

Asha 303 is the costliest among the lot, priced at 115 euros (approx. Rs 8000). This Touch and Type phone is packed with many features, including QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP camera, 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It is powered by a 1GHz processor and comes preinstalled with Nokia Browser and Angry Birds Lite. The phone will be available in two colors - Red and Graphite.
Next up, Asha 300 is an affordably priced Touch and Type phone that is powered by a 1GHz processor. It comes loaded with some nice features – 5-megapixel camera, Music player, FM radio, Blueooth and 3G to name a few. Priced at €85 (approx. Rs. 6000), Asha 300 will be available in the following colors – Graphite, Night Shade, Gold, White Silver, Pink and Red.
Coming on to the next two phones – Asha 201 and Asha 200, which are quite similar in most aspects, with the only difference being that the former supports Dual-SIM connectivity. Both these phones feature a full QWERTY keyboard and look quite vibrant, thanks to their catchy colors. The memory can be expanded up to 32GB, so you can store all your favorite songs & videos. One-click Social networking access, IM and email integration have been provided in both handsets. The other features include Stereo FM radio with recording, 2-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and access to WhatsAPP messaging app. Both these devices are expected to cost around 60 euros (approx. Rs. 4100).

Which one of these phones do you like the most? Share your views with us.

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