Nokia Asha 503, 502 and 500 Hands on: First look

| Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 14:23 [IST]

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The Nokia Asha 503, 502 and 500, are actually identical to each other, with very little difference between the three devices. The Asha 502 and 503 have 3-inch of screen space, while the Asha 500 comes with a 2.8-inch display. The Asha 503 also houses Gorilla glass protecting the display. It is hard to recognize which handset has bigger display compared to next one.

Nokia Asha 503, 502 and 500 Hands on: First look

The Asha 503 is slightly taller than the rest two handsets. The biggest attraction of Asha 503 is the built-in 3G connectivity. The rest two handsets (Asha 502 and 500) have 2G data connection and Wi-Fi built-in.The Nokia Asha 503 and 500 comes in dual-SIM and single-SIM variants. Moreover, all thee handsets comes with Wi-Fi connection. and expandable storage via a microSD card slot.

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Both the Asha 503 and 502 have a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash, and we also snapped some images. The pictures taken with Asha 503 are convincing enough. On the other hand, the Asha 500 has a 2-megapixel rear-facing camera without flash. The camera user-interface is simple for a user to learn without any trick. All you need take a photo with one single swipe. The operation is rather simple and much refined compared to other low-priced handsets.

Nokia has also done a great job, when it comes to software department. The process of taking a picture and sharing on popular social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter), are even simpler. Take a picture, and then share it instantly on Facebook and Twitter, at one go.

Fastlane, now works as customizable social notification center. All your recent social activities, segregated at one single place. The biggest highlight of Nokia World is the coming of Whatsapp, the most popular social messaging app on earth. All three Asha handsets ( 503, 502 and 500 ) comes pre-loaded with Whatsapp out of the box.Other popular social messaging apps include: Line, Nimbuzz messenger, amongst others. The Nokia Asha 501 will get an access to updated Fastlane and Whatsapp messenger app later this year. Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates!