Dual SIM, Capacitive, Yet Affordable, The Nokia Asha 308 Full Specs

Of the two recently announced Nokia Asha devices, the Asha 308 captured my fancy, why... it has something to do with light, the Golden Light, one of its color variant. :) Not to take aside of course its brilliant specs and features but really, I got  huge attraction on something golden on a mobilephone like that of the Nokia E72 Topaz Brown before.

Anyways, the phone will  definitely bring great joy to people who cant afford expensive smartphones, the phone will only cost about $99 before tax and subsidies, thats about PhP4,500 in the local currency, but they can already experience somewhat identical features to that expensive ones with the phone being considered a full pledge smartphone itself by IDC.

The smartphones key features includes:

•Fun to use – swipe to explore the three homescreens: one for apps, one for your favourite shortcuts, and one for your most used app, such as the dialler
•Faster and cheaper internet with the cloud accelerated Nokia Xpress Browser
•Stream videos from YouTube and other favorite streaming sites
•40 Free EA games to download and keep forever, titles include Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012
•Access your Facebook and Twitter networks from the preloaded social applications
•Stay in touch with friends and family with email and chat from the most popular instant messaging providers
•Discover, share and get there with Nokia Maps included (in select markets)
•Easy Swap Dual SIM. Change SIMs without turning off your phone

Additional features

•2 MP camera
•Music Player and FM Radio with radio recording (in selected markets)
•Scratch resistant capacitive glass screen
•Pinch and zoom
•Accelerometer
•Loud and clear inbuilt speaker
•Nokia Life preloaded application available in India, China, Indonesia and Nigeria; with support for the new Nokia Life+ web app that expands English language coverage to 18 more markets.

Technical Profile

•System: GSM/EDGE Dual Band 900/1800, 850/1900
•User Interface: Series 40 Asha Touch
•Dimensions: 109.9 mm x 54 mm x 13 mm (L x W x H)
•Weight: 103.69g (including battery)
•Display: 3.0” WQVGA, capacitive touch
•Memory: Up to 20MB internal free user memory; Support up to 32GB Micro SD memory card
•Connectivity: GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP support, Micro USB 2.0 connector, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB charging Operating Times
•Standby time: Up to 25 days
•Talk time: Up to 17 hours

Inbox Colors

•Black, Golden Light

Standard Sales Package Includes

•Nokia Asha 308 handset
•Nokia Battery BL-4U 1110 mAh
•Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
•Nokia Compact Charger AC-11 (global)
•2GB Micro SD memory card (global)
•User Guide

The phone will be available in Q4 of 2012 so better start saving money for it, as I will. Yes, I'm getting one to replace my Nokia Asha 200 as a reloader device.

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Meet The Nokia Xpress Browser, The Easy, Fast And More Affordable Way To Web Connect

Fun of using your phone to access the web and social network site? Then its time to celebrate ladies and gentlemen as Nokia’s refutable browser gets rehashed to deliver much better internet experience to mobile devices like no other via Nokia Xpress Browser.

Aside from Nokia's popular cloud-acceleration technology that compresses the information up to 90%, the newly improved browser can now help users effortlessly keep up-to-date and access the information they want by making favorite content easy to find and featuring frequently updated popular web content and apps that matters. It also had new features for social networking for sharing favorite web links, pictures and videos on social networks.

The web apps make the Internet look great and fun to use with an elegant user interface, personalized and location-aware apps, games, information and connected services, a very interesting feature because of its endless possibility.

Nokia Xpress Browser service is now available for our Asha Touch: Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306, Nokia Asha 308, Nokia Asha 309 and Nokia Asha 311.

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The Unstoppable Asha Range, Nokia Launched Two More, The Asha 308 And 309

Nokia unleashed today the latest additions to the Asha Touch family of mobile devices, the dual SIM Nokia Asha 308 and and the single SIM Nokia Asha 309. Both phones will deliver full smartphone experience enriched with new Nokia web services to millions of mass market consumers worldwide promising fast web access at low cost via the new version of Nokia Xpress Browser, which enables up to 90% more efficient mobile browsing and faster access to rich web applications compared to conventional browsers.

The new devices offer a fluid 'swipe' user interface and an open environment for third-party application development, characteristics that have earned the complete Asha Touch range full smartphone classification from global market research companies and analysts such as GfK and IDC.

Nokia estimates the retail price for the Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309 to be about USD 99, excluding taxes and subsidies, with shipping expected to start in the fourth quarter 2012. Nokia's most affordable capacitive touchscreen device

The Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309 are Nokia's most affordable capacitive touchscreen devices to date. A view shared by independent analysts is that the Asha line represents great smartphones available for less than USD 99.

The Nokia Asha 308 and Nokia Asha 309 are 2G-enabled devices featuring a 3.0'' WQVGA capacitive display, multiple home screens, stereo radio, loud speakers and up to 32GB microSD card support. The Nokia Asha 309 is the single SIM variant with WiFi, while the Nokia Asha 308 is a dual SIM device featuring Nokia's industry-leading Easy Swap technology. Easy Swap enables people to switch between multiple SIM cards quickly and easily to get the best local tariffs without having to remove the battery or turn off the phone.

The phones also come with the free* gift of 40 premium EA games, social features such as standalone Facebook and Twitter clients, the Nokia Messaging Service, and video streaming through the browser from sites like YouTube - a first within the Asha Touch range.

New Services and Developer Tools Nokia also introduced two extensions to its Xpress Browser Internet platform, the only cloud-based web browser to support web apps:

1. The Nokia Nearby web app helps people discover new places by searching nearby locations and presenting the options on a map. The service is available via Nokia Xpress Browser or as a feature within Nokia Maps.

2. The Nokia Life+ web app will give millions of people access to content that spans education, health and infotainment to enhance their daily lives. Nokia Life+ is available in English across 18 countries, with local versions coming to India, China and Indonesia in the fourth quarter of this year. Nokia Life+ can be accessed through Nokia Xpress Browser or the Nokia Store. Both services work with Asha Touch smartphones.

In addition to these services, Nokia introduced a new web-based tool that makes it even easier to build new applications. With Nokia Xpress Web App Builder, publishers can create appealing web apps for Asha Touch devices, and even novices can turn their web content into a fun and sophisticated web app for Nokia consumers.

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