Nokia Asha 305, Touch Phone, not a Smart Phone

Nokia ASHA 305 is a ‘low-budget user’ targeted mobile with easy swap Dual SIM. This Dual SIM model comes with external 2^nd SIM slot and you can change SIM anytime without even switching off your phone. Though it’s not a full smartphone, but, you can have lots of fun and entertainment with this touch phone within a very low budget. At present it’s registered price is around IRS4,668.00 in India (as of 03-08-12).

Some Salient Features:

• Dual SIM, Dual GSM, Dual Band
• External Push-Pull 2^nd SIM Slot, easily changeable
• External Push-Pull  Memory Card Slot
• SWIPE Touch UI with ZOOM
• 1000 Phonebook Contacts

Detail specifications are as below..

Release Date: Announced on 06-06-2012, Released in July in India.

SIM System: Dual GSM Sim. Main SIM Card behind the battery and 2^nd SIM Card into external side slot.

Network: Dual Band 2G GSM 900 / 1800 MHz

Body: Stylish and curvy design

*Dimensions H x W x D: 110.3mm X 53.8mm X 12.8mm

*Weight: 98 gram

*Color: Gray Black and Brick Red (You may also find Cyan Blue)

Display: WQVGA Resistive Touch Screen Display

*Size: 3.0 inch

*Type:  LCD Transmissive TFT Touch Screen

*Screen Resolution: 400 x 240 Pixels (Portrait)

*Display Colors: 65K Color

Camera: 2.0MP Fixed Focus Rear Camera with 4x Zoom.

*Flash :   NO   

*Image Resolution : 1600 x 1200 Pixels

*Video Resolution : 176 x 144 Pixels @10fps

*Special Features: Self Timer, Auto Exposure, Still Image Editor

Connectivity:

*Bluetooth: Yes, with A2DP + EDR

*WLan / Wi-Fi :    NO   

*USB: Micro USB 2.0

*GPS:     NO   

*Infrared:    NO   

*Flight Mode: Yes

*3.5mm Nokia AV Connector

Data:

*GPRS: Yes, 2G

*EDGE: Yes with EGPRS 2G

*3G:    NO   

*Browser: Nokia Series 40 Browser Java enabled. (WAP,HTML,CSS,XML,XHTML)

Memory:

*In-Built Memory: 10MB

*Expandable Memory: MicroSD Card support Upto 32 GB

Audio: MP3, WAV, AMR, MIDI, WMV, AAC, AWB, WMA, ASF

FM Radio: Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS. Need headphone plugged into slot.

Video: 3GP, MP4, AVI, WMV, M4V, M4A

Messaging:

*SMS: Yes with T9 Text input

*MMS: Yes

*E-Mail: Yes, POP3 / SMTP / IMAP4 / IMAPS

*Instant Messaging: Yes, Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, MySpace

Software:

*Operating System: Nokia OS, Series 40

*Others: FOTA, Twitter, Facebook, 40 Downloadable EA Games, Media Player, Image Editor, Nokia MAPS, OMA E-Mail Notification v1.0, Gmail etc.

Voice Command:    NO   

Sensors:    NO   

Ringtones: Vibration, Polyphonic, MIDI, MP3

Battery: USB Chargeable

*Model : BL-4U

*Type: Lithium-ion (Li-ion)

*Capacity: 1110mAh, Voltage Output: 3.7V

*Stand-by Time: Upto 528 Hrs.

*Talk Time: Upto 14 Hrs.

SAR Value: The highest SAR value under the ICNIRP guidelines for use of the device at the ear is 1.20 W/kg.

The SAR limit stated in the ICNIRP guidelines is 2.0 watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

FCC and IC limits for SAR Value is 1.6 W/kg averaged over 1 gm of human tissue.

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