Nokia has recently unveiled the news regarding its latest phone dubbed as Nokia Asha 306 which would line up in its Asha series mobile phones. It will have an affordable price tag and is mainly focused on to the customers in the developing countries. Nokia Asha 306 is designed to run on Symbian S40 platform. The other specs include:
Features and Specifications of Nokia Asha 306
DESIGN
Device Type
Feature phone
Size
3.2 inch
Resolution
240 x 412 pixels
Form factor
Bar style
Touchscreen
Full capacitive touchscreen display
PLATFORM
Operating system
Symbian S40 OS
CAMERA
Front Camera
VGA Camera
Rear Camera
5 Megapixel Camera with Zoom Capability
Video
Supported
Geo Tagging
Not Available
STORAGE
Call records
Supported, Missed Calls, Dialled Calls and Received Calls
Phonebook
Unlimited Entries
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Email, IM, Social Networking
Internal Storage
Not Available
External storage
Up to 32GB Expandable Memory
Card Slot
Hot swappable MicroSD card slot
CONNECTIVITY
WLAN
High speed WiFi
Bluetooth
Supported
Infrared Port
Not Supported
USB
USB v2.0
GPS facility
Supported
Browser
Not Available
NETWORK SUPPORTS
2G
Quad band GSM
3G
Not Available
4G
Not Supported
MULTIMEDIA
FM Radio
Stereo type
Video Player
Video Player with many formats
Audio Player
Audio Player with many formats
Games
Embedded and Downloadable games
Speakers
Supported
Audio Jack
3.5mm Audio Jack
POWER MANAGEMENT
Battery type
Nokia BL-4U 1100mAh
Stand by
Not Available
Talk time
Not Available
ANNOUNCED
April’2012
PRICE
Around Rs. 8000/-
The sources also indicate that the Nokia Asha 306 will come out with 3 home screens including 'My screen', 'App screen' and the 'Dialler screen. My screen facilitates the users to upload contacts and various other shortcuts. It will also include an Android like pull-down notification bar and other added extras such as access to Social Networking sites, GPS Navigation, Ovi Store and so on.
It will also include swipe functionality which turns to be useful when navigating between home screens. Browsing photos will also become much easy. One can also use this swipe option to scroll down the long list quickly. Pinch to zoom option is also included which helps to even look on to minor details of maps and photos easily. Apart from the capacitive touchscreen, it also has got physical keys for power, lock and volume control.
Nokia Asha 306 is expected to reach the customers by the first week of July. It will come will a price tag of around Rs. 8,000/-.