Nokia reveals Asha
Abu Daud Khan, second from left, country manager of Nokia Bangladesh, poses at the launch of the new gadgets of the mobile manufacturer at The Westin Dhaka yesterday. The four sets are priced between Tk 7,300 to Tk 13,700. Photo: Nokia
Nokia yesterday launched its new series of mobile phones, Asha, at a programme at The Westin Dhaka.
The Asha series comprises of four handsets: Asha 303, Asha 300, Asha 200 and Asha 201.
"Derived from Hindi, meaning hope, Asha signifies Nokia's focus on positive user experiences and connecting millions of people to new opportunities that help them reach their aspirations,” said Abu Daud Khan, country manager of Nokia Bangladesh.
"Nokia's goal is to connect the next billion. Our overall objective is to get web connected phones into the hands of another billion people."
The mobile applications can enable them to access more information and will add value to their lives, Khan added.
Nokia Asha is set to blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, he said.
With metallic finish and a touch-screen, Nokia 303 harnesses a powerful 1 GHz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast internet experience.
Social networks and email are at the centre of the experience, easily accessible from the home screen and operable with a qwerty keypad.
The estimated price of the set will be Tk 13,700.
Also a touch device equipped with a keypad, Nokia Asha 300 has a powerful 1GHz processor and 3G to deliver a faster internet and social networking experience.
The phone comes with a 5-megapixel camera, a music player, FM radio, bluetooth connectivity and can handle memory cards up to 32GB.
Nokia Asha 200 is Nokia's latest dual SIM phone with easy swap functionality. It features integrated social networking, email and IM, adding RenRen, Orkut and Flickr, and supports 32 GB memory cards.
The Tk 7,300 priced set also has a battery for 52-hour playback time.
The Nokia Asha 201 is basically the single SIM version of Nokia 200. It supports push email as well as the popular Whatsapp messaging app. The estimated price of the set will be Tk 9,850.
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