Nokia unveils Asha 308 and 309

Nokia will connect more people with their latest additions to the Asha series. Today, they've unveiled two new models, Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309. Both the models has full capacitive touch screen display with fluid 'Swipe' user interface to keep pace with present smartphone manufacturing trends. Another good news for Nokia brand lovers - these two models probably will cost under US$ 99.00 and will be available by this year (fourth quarter they said).

                     Nokia Asha 308 and 309

Asha 308 will be dual SIM with 'Easy Swap" and Asha 309 single SIM, both with new Nokia Xpress Browser for faster and smarter web browsing experience. You can have faith on what Timo Toikkanen, EVP of Mobile Phones, Nokia mentioned at the announcement ceremony-

"Our innovative Asha Touch family of devices is designed for people who want a great smartphone experience with lower running costs"

These two new semi-smartphone models will have 3.0 inch WQVGA touchscreen display, not bad for regular uses. For your entertainment, you could hear FM Radio, watch videos from YouTube, play in built games with 40 downloadable premium EA games.

There's some bad news also. You can't use 3G facilities as these models are only 2G enabled. For this reason, I've mentioned these as 'semi-smartphone'. Though, Asha 308 users could use multiple SIM, but, there's no Wi-Fi, only Asha 309 has this feature.


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Nokia Asha 305, Touch Phone, not a Smart Phone

Nokia ASHA 305 is a ‘low-budget user’ targeted mobile with easy swap Dual SIM. This Dual SIM model comes with external 2^nd SIM slot and you can change SIM anytime without even switching off your phone. Though it’s not a full smartphone, but, you can have lots of fun and entertainment with this touch phone within a very low budget. At present it’s registered price is around IRS4,668.00 in India (as of 03-08-12).

Some Salient Features:

• Dual SIM, Dual GSM, Dual Band
• External Push-Pull 2^nd SIM Slot, easily changeable
• External Push-Pull  Memory Card Slot
• SWIPE Touch UI with ZOOM
• 1000 Phonebook Contacts

Detail specifications are as below..

Release Date: Announced on 06-06-2012, Released in July in India.

SIM System: Dual GSM Sim. Main SIM Card behind the battery and 2^nd SIM Card into external side slot.

Network: Dual Band 2G GSM 900 / 1800 MHz

Body: Stylish and curvy design

*Dimensions H x W x D: 110.3mm X 53.8mm X 12.8mm

*Weight: 98 gram

*Color: Gray Black and Brick Red (You may also find Cyan Blue)

Display: WQVGA Resistive Touch Screen Display

*Size: 3.0 inch

*Type:  LCD Transmissive TFT Touch Screen

*Screen Resolution: 400 x 240 Pixels (Portrait)

*Display Colors: 65K Color

Camera: 2.0MP Fixed Focus Rear Camera with 4x Zoom.

*Flash :   NO   

*Image Resolution : 1600 x 1200 Pixels

*Video Resolution : 176 x 144 Pixels @10fps

*Special Features: Self Timer, Auto Exposure, Still Image Editor

Connectivity:

*Bluetooth: Yes, with A2DP + EDR

*WLan / Wi-Fi :    NO   

*USB: Micro USB 2.0

*GPS:     NO   

*Infrared:    NO   

*Flight Mode: Yes

*3.5mm Nokia AV Connector

Data:

*GPRS: Yes, 2G

*EDGE: Yes with EGPRS 2G

*3G:    NO   

*Browser: Nokia Series 40 Browser Java enabled. (WAP,HTML,CSS,XML,XHTML)

Memory:

*In-Built Memory: 10MB

*Expandable Memory: MicroSD Card support Upto 32 GB

Audio: MP3, WAV, AMR, MIDI, WMV, AAC, AWB, WMA, ASF

FM Radio: Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS. Need headphone plugged into slot.

Video: 3GP, MP4, AVI, WMV, M4V, M4A

Messaging:

*SMS: Yes with T9 Text input

*MMS: Yes

*E-Mail: Yes, POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4 / IMAPS

*Instant Messaging: Yes, Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, MySpace

Software:

*Operating System: Nokia OS, Series 40

*Others: FOTA, Twitter, Facebook, 40 Downloadable EA Games, Media Player, Image Editor, Nokia MAPS, OMA E-Mail Notification v1.0, Gmail etc.

Voice Command:    NO   

Sensors:    NO   

Ringtones: Vibration, Polyphonic, MIDI, MP3

Battery: USB Chargeable

*Model : BL-4U

*Type: Lithium-ion (Li-ion)

*Capacity: 1110mAh, Voltage Output: 3.7V

*Stand-by Time: Upto 528 Hrs.

*Talk Time: Upto 14 Hrs.

SAR Value: The highest SAR value under the ICNIRP guidelines for use of the device at the ear is 1.20 W/kg.

The SAR limit stated in the ICNIRP guidelines is 2.0 watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

FCC and IC limits for SAR Value is 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1 gm of human tissue.

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Nokia Asha 311 with Angry Birds

Nokia Asha 311 with newly redesigned touch UI will probably hit the market on 3^rd Quarter of this year. Regular mobile users will be quite happy to find four colorful and compact designed handset with much lower price. Another good news is that it will come along 15 levels of Angry Birds and 40 downloadable EA games totally free. You can entertain yourself whenever you’ve free times to spare and enjoy.

Nokia’s another good business strategy is region basis product manufacturing. ASHA was branded for grater South-East Asian region, where tele-density is more than expected. Asha means ‘HOPE’ and this region are flooded with so many people hoping for better future and better living. Nokia is doing good business in this region. It’s a great business policy to sell more with less profit.

Here is the detail specification of Nokia ASHA 311

Release Date : Not yet released. Announced on 06-06-2012 (Planned official release Q3 2012) UPDATE : Released in 18 August 2012

Price in India: INR 5,850.00 (as of 18 Sep 2012)

SIM System: Single Sim GSM

Build: 1.0 GHz Processor

Memory:

*RAM: 256 MB for Indian Region / Asia Pacific and 128 MB for Other Regions

*In-Built Memory: Upto 140 MB user memory for Indian Region/ Asia Pacific

*Expandable Memory: MicroSD  Card support Upto 32 GB (2GB microSD card free with every set )

Network: Pentaband

*2G: GSM/GPRS : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

*3G: WCDMA: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100(1700/2100) MHz

Body: Strong body made out with eco-friendly recycled materials(60%)

*Dimensions H x W x D: 106mm X 52mm X 12.9mm

*Weight: 95 gram

*Color: Blue, Dark Grey, Rose Red, Brown and Sand White (colors may vary from regions)

Display: LCD Transmissive Display with Polarization Filters for better readability in sunlight

*Size: 3.0 inch

*Type: Capacitive TFT Full Touch Screen with Scratchproof Corning Gorilla Glass Protection

*Screen Resolution: WQVGA 400 x 240 Pixels @ 155ppi

*Display Colors: 65K

Camera: 3.2 MP Fixed Focus Rear Camera with 4X Zoom and Video (4X Zoom)

*Image Resolution : 2048 x 1536 pixel

*Video Resolution : 640 x 480 pixel @25fps

*Video Recording Format : 3GPP / WMV

Connectivity:

*Bluetooth: Yes, with A2DP & EDR

*WLan / Wi-Fi : Yes, 802.11 b/g/n

*USB: USB 2.0

*GPS: NO

*Infrared: NO

*Flight Mode: Yes

Data:

*GPRS: Yes

*EDGE: Yes

*3G: Yes, WCDMA, HSPA, HSUPA, HSDPA

*4G : NO

*Browser: Series 40 OSS Browser, supports HTML,XHTML (Nokia Browser 2.0)

Audio: WAV, MP4, AAC, MP3, M4A, NRT, WMA, MIDI, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, Mobile XMF, SP MIDI, WMA 9, AAC LC, GSM FR, WMA 10,WMA 10 Pro, a-law, mu-law

FM Radio: Stereo FM Radio for Asian Region (for other region, Internet Radio)

Video: 3GPP, WMV, MPEG4, H.264/AVC, H.263,VC-1

Messaging:

*SMS: Yes,

*MMS: Yes

*E-Mail: Yes, POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4

*Instant Messaging: Yes Nokia / OVI Chat, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Nokia Messaging IM, MySpace

Software:

*Operating System: Series S40 (Nokia)

*Others:  Nokia Life, Nokia Store,Nokia/OVI Maps, OMA Email Notification,Nokia Messaging, Photo Editor, Angry Birds with 15 Levels,Facebook, Twitter etc.

Voice Command: NO

Sensors:  Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor

Ringtones: Vibration, Polyphonic & MP3

Battery: USB Chargeable

*Type: Lithium-ion (Li-ion)

*Model : BL-4U

*Capacity: 1110mAh

*Stand-by Time: Upto 29 days (696 hrs) on GSM

*Talk Time: Upto 14 Hrs

SAR Value:  No specific SAR value found.

*FCC and IC limits for SAR Value is 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1gm of human tissue.

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