Nokia Asha family gets 3 new members with FULL Touch Display, Asha 305, Asha 306 & Asha 311

Nokia today announced 3 new Asha Series phones with FULL Touch Display taking the full touch experience to new price points. The newly announced phones are named – Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311. In less than a year, Nokia has launched about 10 Asha Series phones for the masses.

As per Nokia, the new Asha Full Touch phones provides smartphone-like experience without worrying about the excessive data consumption costs and short battery life and has a brand new Touch Interface by Nokia dubbed as Asha Touch. The new devices take full advantage of the Nokia Browser 2.0, a major recent update which uses Nokia’s cloud technology to reduce data consumption by up to 90%, meaning that consumers can enjoy faster and cheaper internet access.

The beautifully crafted Nokia Asha 311 is a fast and fluid 3.5G capacitive touchscreen device, powered by a 1GHz processor to provide a great internet experience. The bright and edgy Nokia Asha 305 is a fun and affordable phone, featuring the exclusive Easy Swap dual SIM. Its sister, the Nokia Asha 306, is a single SIM model, and becomes Nokia’s most affordable Wi-Fi handset to date.

The top of the lot is the Nokia Asha 311 that comes with 3.0 Inch WQVGA, capacitive touch Scratch resistant screen, WLAN, 1GHz processor, 3.2 MP camera, Music Player, FM Radio and Internet Radio in addition to the 15 level pre-bundled version of Angry Birds. Standard Sales Package includes Nokia Asha 311 handset, Nokia Battery BL-4U 1110 mAh, Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102, Nokia Compact Charger AC-11 (global), 2GB MicroSD memory card (global) & Compact Visual User Guide

Nokia Asha 311 Features & Specifications

  • System – Pentaband WCDMA 850/900 /1700/1900/2100
  • User Interface – Asha Touch
  • Dimensions – 106 mm x 52 mm x 12.9 mm (L x W x H)
  • Weight – 95g (including battery)
  • Display – 3.0” WQVGA, capacitive touch
  • Memory – 256MB internal memory, approx. 100MB free user memory, support up to 32GB Micro SD memory card
  • Connectivity – HSPA, Bluetooth 2.1 incl. EDR, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Micro USB 2.0 connector, 3.5 mm AV connector
  • Sensors – Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor and Ambient Light Sensor
  • Standby time GSM – Up to 29 days, Standby time WCDMA – Up to 32 days
  • Talk time GSM – Up to 14 hours, Talk time WCDMA – Up to 6 hours
  • Color – Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown and Sand White

The Nokia Asha 305 is a DUAL SIM Full Touch phone with 3.0 Inch WQVGA resistive touch screen, 2 MP camera, Music Player and FM Radio, Loud and clear inbuilt speaker, Easy Swap Dual SIM technology that allows changing SIMs without turning off your phone & more. Standard Sales Package includes Nokia Asha 305 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.

Nokia Asha 305 Features & Specifications

  • DUAL SIM
  • System – GSM/EDGE Dual Band 900/1800
  • User Interface – Asha Touch
  • Dimensions – 110.3 mm x 53.8 mm x 12.8 mm (L x W x H)
  • Weight – 98.3g (including battery)
  • Display – 3.0” WQVGA, resistive touch
  • Memory – Up to 10MB internal free user memory; Support up to 32GB Micro SD memory card
  • Connectivity – GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth 2.1, Micro USB 2.0 connector, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB charging
  • Accelerometer
  • Standby time – Up to 22 days, Talk time – Up to 14 hours
  • Colors – Silver White, Red, Mid Blue and Dark Grey

And the last one is the Nokia Asha 306 which is a Single SIM version of the Nokia Asha 305 and has Wi-Fi connectivity unlike Asha 305. It features 3.0 Inch WQVGA resistive touch display, WLAN, 2 MP camera, Music Player and FM Radio, Up to 10MB internal free user memory and more. Standard Sales Package includes Nokia Asha 306 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.

Nokia Asha 306 Features & Specifications

  • System – GSM/EDGE Dual Band GSM 900/1800, GSM 850/1900
  • User Interface – Asha Touch
  • Dimensions – 110.3 mm x 53.8 mm x 12.8 mm (L x W x H)
  • Weight – 96.3g (including battery)
  • Display – 3.0” WQVGA, resistive touch
  • Memory – Up to 10MB internal free user memory, support up to 32GB Micro SD memory card
  • Connectivity – GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth 2.1, Micro USB 2.0 connector, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB charging
  • Accelerometer
  • Standby time – Up to 25 days, Talk time – Up to 14 hours
  • Colors – Silver White, Red, Mid Blue and Dark Grey

All the 3 new Asha phones are coming with 40 Free EA games to download and keep forever, titles include Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012 and lets you Stay in touch with friends and family with email and chat on the most popular instant messaging providers and Access your Facebook and Twitter networks from the preloaded social applications.

And finally most important – Pricing & Availability

Nokia Asha 305 – EUR 63 | Rs. 4,500, coming Q2, 2012.

Nokia Asha 306 – EUR 68 | Rs. 4,750, coming Q3, 2012

Nokia Asha 311 – EUR 92 | Rs. 6,500, coming Q3, 2012.

The above mentioned prices exclude taxes and subsidies and are EXPECTED RETAIL PRICES only.

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