Nokia Asha 210 Mobile Price List in India

Nokia has launched Nokia Asha 210 in the market comes with a Whatsapp button. The product is mainly meant for young students and professionals and the company expects this product shall fetch subsequent amount of revenue from the domestic market of India. Hence it is trying every possible means to maximise the publicity of the product and regain its lost market share over the years.

Features and Specifications

Nokia Asha 210 arrives with a 2.4 inches non touch sensitive LCD Transmissive screen. So unlike other smartphones here users are deprived of navigating with a touch of the finger in the display screen. Instead they have to use keypad buttons to for the purpose of navigation and other applications. This dual GSM smartphone works on 2G internet connectivity. Users have the option of controlling the brightness resolution of the smartphone. The device comprises of rear camera that supports digital video recording. For smooth and fast data transmission, users have the option of using Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth connectivity even in distant location. Users also have the option of forwarding and receiving mails in protocols like SMTP, POP3 besides, the feature of Voice over IP (VOIP).

Design and quality

The handsets of Nokia Asha 210 in order to provide relief to the customers from black colour are now available in other colours of blue, pink and cyan. The phone is quite light to carry and occupies quite less space in the pocket. The entire outer surface of the device is finished with plastic covering and hence does not suffer any damage if slipped from hands. On removing the back panel users can see the dual SIM slot, micro-SD slot and the removable battery of the smartphone. Users may take some time to adjust with this new phone as they have to rely on physical buttons for necessary online activities. Important apps buttons are placed above the keypad and are embedded in the directional pad. The Whatsapp button is placed on the left side of the OK button. Audio jack of 3.5 mm is placed on top of the device with USB port on the middle and charging port next to it.

Os and tech

The smartphone mainly runs on Nokia owned Series 40 operating system which is quite conventional unlike other operating systems but is quite ideal for this device having affordable market value. With the availability of Nokia Xpress browser, users can curtail data consumption about 90%. The smartphone also features another application of Nokia Nearby that allows the users to find destination spots like ATM centres, shopping malls, restaurants and so on in the nearby location. Consumers can easily change their SIM card without turning off the phone because of the technology of Easy Swap. Gmail, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter constitute other pre-installed applications of the phone.

Camera and multimedia

In the absence of a front facing camera users have the option of enjoying the service of Portrait Mode an application that helps to capture pictures via instructing the users to which direction they must hold the phone for photography. Users have the option of sharing their photos and videos with the help of Slam sharing facility of the device. The 2 megapixel rear camera can be easily accessed with the help of a particular key even when the entire keypad of the device is locked. It takes 10 frames per second to capture any video image.

Battery and memory

The smartphone comes with a removable battery of 1200mAh capacity that supports decent talktime of 12 hours in 2G internet connection. Internal storage capacity of 64 MB creates sufficient space for saving varieties of data items in an organised manner. In case of space shortage users have the option of inserting 32 GB microSD card for creating further space in the phone. 32 MB RAM allows the users to download only few applications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

·         Social media buttons.

·         Affordable price.

Cons:

·         Absence of touchscreen.

·         Size of RAM is quite low.

Verdict

The smartphone with its affordable market value about Rs. 5,000 is ready to offer tough competition to products like Micromax Canvas Spark, Motorola Moto E and many more in the market.