The mobile conglomerate Nokia in endeavor to expand
its Asha series in the country announced the launch of Nokia Asha 305 and Asha
311 - new budget phones. Both the phones are touch screen with 3 inch display.
However, Asha 305 has capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 400x240
pixels, while Nokia Asha 305 will be a resistive touch screen phone.
Also, both the phones are designed to run on S40 Asha
operating system and come packed with Nokia Browser 2.0. Asha 305 is a dual-SIM
phone and Asha 311 will have only one SIM slot. According to Nokia, Nokia
Browser 2.0 Internet access without the need of a third-party browser.
Therefore, both the newly launched phones have Nokia Browser 2.0
preloaded.
Nokia Asha 305, which is already available in market
with a price tag of Rs. 5029 features 2MP camera, 10MB internal memory
(expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card), music player, FM radio, Li-Ion 1110
mAh battery, and weigh 98gm. Made for Internet connectivity, the phone supports
WAP, GPRS, EDGE, and Java. The phone also offers Bluetooth and USB
connectivity. While, Nokia Asha 311, which is expected to hit the Indian
retails on August 12 will be offered at Rs. 7139. Packed with 256MB internal
memory, which is expandable up to 32GB, Nokia Asha 311 will have better camera
than that Nokia Asha 305, a 3.2 megapixel camera. It will also have Corning
Gorilla Glass to protect the display. Music player, FM radio, 1GHz processor,
WAP & Java support, GPRS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB connectivity, Li-Ion 1110
mAh battery are other features to make the device superior.
A quick comparison of Asha 305 and Asha 311:
Nokia Asha 305
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Nokia Asha 311
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2MP camera, 10fps video
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3.2MP camera , 25fps video
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Memory – Internal 10MB, 32GB
expandable
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Memory – Internal 256MB, 32GB expandable
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Bluetooth - Yes
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Bluetooth – Yes
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Wi-Fi - No
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Wi-Fi – Yes
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GPRS, EDGE - Yes
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GPRS, EDGE – Yes
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Corning Gorilla Glass - No
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Corning Gorilla Glass – Yes
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Music player , FM radio – Yes
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Music player , FM radio – Yes
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CPU - NA
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CPU – 1GHz processor
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Sensor - Accelerometer
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Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity
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Java, WAP - Yes
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Java, WAP – Yes
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Colors - Silver White, Red, Mid
Blue, Dark Grey
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Colors - Dark Grey, Rose Red,
Blue, Brown, Sand White
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SIM – Dual –SIM (GSM+GSM)
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SIM – Single
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Price - Rs. 5029
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Price - Rs. 7139
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How is Asha 305? I want to buy it
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