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30th
October 2011
A QWERTY-equipped feature phone, the Nokia Asha 303 also
comes with a capacitive touchscreen and a price tag that makes this
device look very interesting indeed.
The Asha 303 is a bit of an oddity, as are several other recent
low-cost Nokia devices. Although this isn't a smartphone, it really
pushes the limits of what plain old "feature phones" can
do. It packs a relatively small 2.6" 240 x 320 pixel touch
sensitive display, it has a 1GHz processor inside, and a 3.2 megapixel
camera on the back, an FM radio, a media player and a microSD slot
plus Bluetooth. This is a 3.5G capable device with WiFi support
as well, which is pretty impressive when you consider that it will
cost just €115 before tax and subsidy.
This is a Series 40 device, which means that it is nowhere near
as flexible as a smartphone when it comes to available software, but
it can still download Java applications and perhaps most importantly
of all, it comes with a pre-installed version of Angry Birds Lite.
Also included is a web browser, instant messaging client, a set
of social networking applications and broad email support. Most
markets will have a version of Nokia Maps too, although the Asha
303 does not support GPS.
Although this is an elegantly designed handset with a
good feature set, if you can stretch your budget by about 50% you
could get a low-end Android phone which would include GPS, have
a bigger touchscreen and access to thousands of applications from
the Android Market. On the other hand, the Asha 303 is likely to
be a much faster device to use.
The Asha 303 measures 117 x 56 x 14mm and weighs just 97 grams.
The relatively large 1300 mAh battery can power the 303 for up to
7 hours talktime and 35 days standby time on 3G.
Nokia say that the Asha 303 should be available during Q4 2011
in red, green, purple, aqua, silver white and graphite colours.
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