Nokia announces Asha 300 and Asha 303 feature phone with keypad, touchscreen

Nokia Asha series of phones were rumored to be feature phones before their launch. But once the devices came into the market users found out that they were more than that. These phones belonged to the S40 line up and come with some very amazing features.

Features and specifications of Nokia Asha 300 and Nokia Asha303

Nokia Asha 300

Nokia Asha 303

Distinguished features

Processor speed

1 GHz

Same

Type

Touch and type with alphanumeric keypad

Touch and type with QWERTY keypad

General features

DISPLAY

Type

TFT resistive touchscreen

Same

Size

2.4 inches

2.6 inches

Resolution

240 x 320 pixels

320 x 240 pixel

MEMORY

Phone book

Yes

Available

Call records

Unlimited

Same

Internal

140 MB

NA

Expandable

Yes, up to 32GB

Same memory size

Card slot

microSD

same

ROM

256 MB

same

RAM

128 MB

same

CAMERA

Type

Fixed focus camera

same

Resolution

5 mp, 2592х1944 pixels

3.2 megapixels, 2048x1536 pixels

Video

Yes, VGA quality with up to 30 frames per second

Yes, VGA quality but only 15 frames per second

BATTERY

Type

Standard Lithium

Same

Capacity

1110mAh

1300mAh

Talk time

Up to 6 h 54 min on 2G and 4 h 18 min on 3G

8 h 10 min on 2G and up to 7 h 10 min on 3G

Stand by time

Up to 550 hours on 2G and 597 hours on 3G

Up to 720 hours on 2G and up to 840 hours on3G

Nokia Asha 300 and Nokia Asha303 are powered by 1 GHz processors and this makes them stand apart from other phones in the same segment. This improved clock speed makes them even better than some Android devices in the market. Both the phones have touch screen functionality along with a physical keyboard but differ in the fact that Asha 300 has an alpha numeric keyboard whereas Asha 303 has a full QWERTY keyboard.

Nokia Asha 300 comes with a price tag of about Rs.5, 000/- whereas Nokia Asha 303 comes with a price tag of about Rs. 8,000/-. Considering this price tag both the devices offers the customer with good value for their money.