New Asha Touch ‘Smart’ Phones Announced By Nokia

Nokia is happy to add another line up of Asha series to their growing family of affordable, sexy, and smart phones.

Just recently, Nokia announced three new Asha devices which bring touch features and sleek and sexy design. They also incorporated the Swipe technology from Nokia N9 which gives a simple, intuitive and beautiful interaction to the users interface of these devices.

First on the line is the Nokia Asha 311 with 3-inches Gorilla Glass display and 3.2MP camera. Inside is a 1GHz processor accompanied by a 128MB RAM that ensures high speed and no lag experience in gaming and usage of other applications.

The second device is the Asha 306 that inherits a sleek and lively design while accompanying it with a large 3-inch display. It’s a little down that the Asha 306 doesn’t have the Gorilla Glass display but nevertheless this serves as another cost-cutting step. Other features of the Asha 306 are 2MP camera, up to 32GB microSD storage support, 1100mAh battery and a lot more for software side.

And lastly, is the Asha 305 which deliver dual-SIM feature. Yes, a dual-SIM feature on a full-touch Nokia phone. Both Asha 305 and 306 feature almost the same features except on the dual SIM capability that is only present on the Asha 305.

Specs and features of Asha 311:

  • 3-inch Gorilla Glass display
  • Polarised for better use under sunlight
  • WiFi, 3G, USB, FM, Bluetooth
  • 3.2MP Camera
  • 1GHz Processor, 128MB RAM, up to 32GB microSD storage
  • Nokia Maps, Nokia Life tools
  • Angry Birds, free 40 EA games
  • Support of Apps installation from Nokia app store and web apps

Specs and features of Asha 306 and 305:

  • 3 inch display
  • Wifi, 3G, USB, FM, Bluetooth
  • 2MP camera
  • 1GHz processor, up to 32GB microSD storage
  • Nokia Life, Nokia Tools
  • Apps, 40 EA Games, Twitter, FB, Email, IM (Whatsapp)

More Games and Apps, All in the Swipe Touch feature

Expanding the software goodies, all these devices will be receiving a support for new Nokia browser that delivers faster and efficient browsing. Also Facebook, Twitter, E-mail, Instant Messaging like Whatsapp are ready to be used and downloaded from the app store.

The Asha 311 with 1GHz can run and will be supported by an Angry Birds game app from Rovio and will be preloaded with several stages. And together with Asha 305 and 306, these three will have free 40 EA games! That’s already a great freebies to be counted.

Multimedia and connectivity features of these three devices are astonishing too with WiFi / WLAN and 3G support. USB connection, Music Player, FM Radio, Bluetooth and others are always ready for your entertainment and connectivity needs.

Prices, Colors and Availability

The three devices will be hitting the stores next month and probably the Asha 305 will be available more earlier. Expected release for 305 is Q2 2012 and Q3 for Asha 306 and 311.

Asha 305 Price – 85 USD or approx. at Php 3,500 Philippine pesos. While the 306 will be priced at $90 or an ave, of 4000 PHP. And last is the 311 that will be around $121 or 5000 PHP.

Wide range of colors are available, from blue, red, black, pink, gold and more.

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Hi, I'm Jade at tweenty-two something and currently living in Philippines. I'm a licensed Electronics Engineer. I love gadgets and tech, a Nokia Evangelist, too. Gadjade is about sharing of fresh tech news and credible gadget reviews, you can also find me at Gadjade's Google Plus, and my other channels such as Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and my Personal Google Plus, cheers! :)