Nokia on May 9 launched the Asha 501 with a view to proffer a dual SIM smartphone with admirable components at a low price. That being said, the handset is meant to land in stores during this quarter itself just like the 201 belonging to the corresponding portfolio, but the accurate release date hasn’t been given out.
Trudging in the footsteps of its ancestors, the device comes in multiple bright hues. Customers will spot it hung on the shelves drenched in red, green, cyan, yellow, white and black. It has been sculpted around a 3-inch LCD transmissive display featuring brightness control and screen double tap. Athwart the estate of this capacitive monitor, users will be able to enjoy pictures and videos at a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels.
Even though the rear-facing snapper happens to be the only camera present on the phone, it packs pretty decent attributes such as fixed focus, 3x digital zoom, still image editor and full screen view finder. The company hasn’t mentioned the inbuilt storage capacity, but it does specify that the handset will be compatible with a memory card of up to 32GB, thanks to the integration of a microSD card slot.
The device comes bundled with a 1,200mAh battery which renders it with juice in between charges. 2G users should be able to take pleasure in 17 hours of talk time or 48 days of standby. If both the SIM slots are employed, the standby time amounts to 26 days. When utilized for music playback, the gadget runs for up to 56 hours.
Taking into account the rising importance of browsing over the Internet through phones, the Nokia Asha 501 will be shipping with pre-loaded Xpress browser. This is supposed to compress the data consumption up to 90 percent. The handset will belong to the sub-$99 category, which translates to roughly Rs. 5,370. Tossed into the whole package will be a complimentary 4GB memory card.
The smartphone’s main specifications cover the following:
– Display: 3-inch LCD Transmissive
– Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
– Camera: 3.2MP with fixed focus and 3x digital zoom
– Expandable memory: Up to 32GB
– Connectivity features: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 3.0
– Battery: 1,200mAh
– Dimensions: 99.2mm x 58mm x 12.1mm
– Weight: 98 grams
– Colors: Bright red, green, cyan, yellow, white and black
