In order to deliver everyone the choice of effective connectivity and communications options at budget-friendly rates, Nokia unveiled its new Series 40 Asha range of mobile phones. The colorful devices namely, the Nokia Asha 300, 200, 303 and 201, derive their main name from the Hindi word for hope, ‘asha’.
The Nokia Asha 300 comes integrated with support for 3G as well as WLAN connectivity options and a QWERTY keypad along with a 2.4″ touchscreen. Equipped with a 5MP camera, it possesses various functionalities including a music player, FM radio and Bluetooth connectivity. The internal memory can be expanded up to 32GB through memory cards.
Operating on a 1GHz processor, the Nokia Asha 303 offers 47 hours of audio playback and one-touch access to the music player. It comes embedded with a 3.2MP camera and preloaded with popular apps such as Angry Birds Lite, Facebook Chat, Whatsapp and Nokia Maps. Also, users can choose to input text from the QWERTY keypad or through the 2.6-inch touchscreen.
The Nokia Asha 200 is incorporated with shortcuts for social networking, email, IM and support for RenRen, Orkut and Flickr. It features dual SIM with Easy Swap that lets users change the SIM cards without having to reboot the handset. The device sports a 2MP camera besides offering a talk and standby time of up to 7 and 36 hours, respectively.
While the three mobile phones are all dual-SIM devices, the Nokia Asha 201 is the single SIM spinoff of the 200. It comes with almost all the functionalities of the 200 and possesses a loudspeaker and FM radio along with a 2.4-inch QVGA display.
The Nokia Asha 300, 200 and 303 will commence shipping from the fourth quarter of this year, while the 201 is expected to be available by the first quarter of 2012. The Nokia Asha 300, 200, 303 and 201 are priced at €85 (approx. Rs. 5,866), €60 (approx. Rs. 4,142), €115 (approx. Rs. 7,937) and €60 (approx. Rs. 4,142), respectively.
