By: iPadfanzz staff on February 12, 2013
Nokia don’t want to miss the ever growing budget smartphone segment. The company recently expanded its Asha series of low-end smartphone by launching the Asha 310, which comes with dual-SIM and wi-fi access.
The Asha 310 is a “packs in as much as possible” smartphone that is not too heavy on the price point. It has a 3.0-inch (240 x 320 pixels), scratch-resistant capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz processor and comes with WiFi support. It has a 2 MP camera and runs on S40 Asha OS with Swipe interface. The phone comes with a 4GB memory card included, with support for a further 32GB of external memory.
The phone comes with Nokia's built-in Easy Swap Dual SIM technology, that lets consumers use the external slot on the Nokia Asha 310 to insert a secondary SIM card, while keeping their principal SIM card in place behind the battery. This means the user can shift between SIM cars for personal or work use without turning off the phone. Thus, users can best of the available tariffs while commuting. Nokia Easy Swap Dual SIM also makes it possible to assign and store unique profiles for up to five SIM cards. Users can designate SIM cards for text, voice and data and switch between them at their convenience.
It has pre-loaded Facebook and twitter social apps and also comes 40 Free EA games including Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012. It also comes with Nokia Life in select markets.
The addition of Wi-Fi in the Nokia Asha 310 allows users to enjoy easy and interesting online experience. The ability to connect to free Wi-Fi hotspots whether at home or on the go means users aren't constrained by their data plan.
The Nokia Asha 310 will be available in Asia, India, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil from Q1 2013. Without local taxes or any operator subsidies, it will cost around $102.
"The Nokia Asha 310 further strengthens Nokia's portfolio of Asha devices. Nokia's Asha range now comprises 15 models which succeed in bringing smartphone features like Wi-Fi, video streaming, social, fast mobile browsing, apps and games at competitive price points," said Neil Shah, senior analyst, Strategy Analytics.
The Finnish handset market is already making a lot of buzz in India’s booming smartphone market through its Asha series. According to the company, Asha 305 is now the largest selling smartphone in its price point (Rs 4,500-4,700) in the country. And on international level, it's become a hit. Nokia shipped more than 6.5 million Asha touch handsets in the third quarter.
Tech Specs:
System: GSM/EDGE 900/1800
Dimensions: 109.9 x 54 x 13mm
Weight: 103.7g
Display: 3-inch WQVGA, capacitive touch
Memory: Up to 20MB internal free user memory. Up to 32GB MicroSD memory card
Connectivity: WiFi GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP support, Micro USB 2.0 connector, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB and 2mm pin charging
Battery: Up to 25 days standby; up to 17 hours talk-time
