Nokia Asha 210, The Most Stylish And Socially Adept Entry Level Phone Yet

Whatapp button (worlds first), Facebook and Twitter clients, Gmail, YahooMail and Nokia Mail support, these were just a few of the social network connectivity features of the Nokia Asha 210 that Nokia announced today dubbing it as the ultimate social network entry level phone to date, designed to offer consumers the most social experience at an affordable price.

The latest device in the Asha family is the by product of the Nokia and WhatsApp partnership dedicated to give users a free, fast and convenient access to instant messaging. WhatsApp is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Symbian giving users a wider audience. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages.

The phone sports a Single or Easy Swap Dual-SIM capability, QWERTY keypad, Wi-Fi support, 2MP camera, Nokia Browser, Nokia Nearby and Nokia Slam wrap in a stylish and playful design.

With the phone's 2MP camera are some editing and sharing options, including:

- Self-portrait - for perfectly centered self portraits, even without a front-facing camera. The built-in voice guides the user to ensure they are in the frame, before taking the shot.
- Fast editing of images directly from the camera app and easy sharing of images to social networks.

Noki Slam enables the transfer of content such as images or videos to another Bluetooth-enabled phone without the need to pair devices. Nokia Xpress Browser on the other hand uses Nokia's cloud technology that reduces data consumption by up to 90 percent, helping people enjoy more affordable Internet access. Nokia Nearby is a web app that lets people discover points of interest such as restaurants, shopping and ATM machines close to their location.

Other key features for Nokia Asha 210 include:
- Social phonebook integration with the ability to launch WhatsApp direct from contact cards in the Phonebook
- Preloaded YouTube launcher for direct video streaming
- Chat screen notifications that keep users up-to-date on new conversations
- Nokia's renowned long battery life: up to 46 days with Single-SIM and up to 24 days with Dual-SIM

The Nokia Asha 210 is available in yellow, cyan, black, magenta, and white with an estimated retail price of $72 USD (PhP3,000) before taxes and subsidies and it is expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2013.

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SmartNet, Extreme Socially

Smartnet is a mobilephone application created by Smart Communications Inc. that combines Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo Mail!, Yahoo Search and Yahoo Messenger into one at the same time offers an unlimited access to these internet sites all day long.

Its more likely similar to the services offered by Blackberry only that it has no Blackberry Messenger and with an added Yahoo services that can be installed to iOS, Android and Java compatible mobilephones, thats about almost every possible mobile browsing phones in the market.

This is the most sensible move that Smart Telecom did lately, for more than a few years, they seemed to lag behind Globe in creating innovative services, now they developed not just any service but a game changer. It cannot be denied that accessing social networks had became routinary and with its trend of access going mobile, consumers would definitely go for practical services that allowed them to save money, the Smartnet hit this demand in one strike.

Developing the application further would be the only reasonable move for Smart Telecom right now, they could either improve its user interface, add more social networks to it like Instragram or a video hosting site like youTube. Do these and they could command the next generation of Filipino consumers and retain their position as the country's largest telecom network.

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