NOKIA ASHA 303 TOUCH AND TYPE-- A BUDGET PHONE gadgets-zone.in review

 PRICE - Around Rs 7000-8000/-

Design

Display and User Interface

Phone form: Monoblock with QWERTY and touch screen

QVGA, with 262k colours

2.6-inch capacitive touch

Personalisation

QWERTY keypad

Customisable with pre-loaded and OTA downloads from Nokia Store

• Ringing tones
• Wallpapers
• Screen savers

Keys and input methods

Capacitive touch screen

QWERTY keypad

Side keys: Volume key, lock key

Hardware

Power Management

Nokia Battery BP-3L (1300 mAh)

Talk time (maximum):

• GSM 8 h 10 mins
• WCDMA 7 h 10 mins

Standby time (maximum):

• GSM 30 days
• WCDMA 35 days

Music playback time (maximum): 47 h

Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

Memory

Up to 100 MB free user memory.

Up to 32 GB with a microSD card

Operating frequency

WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 (Pentaband) (HSPA)

EGSM850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband)

Data Network

EDGE (EGPRS): MSC 33, DTM GRPS/EGPRS MSC 32, HSPA

Stereo Bluetooth

High Speed USB (FS/HS/OTG)

WLAN 803.11b/g/n

Requires data service. Data services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.

Connectivity

WLAN 803.11b/g/n

3G

Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR, Stereo Bluetooth

Micro USB AB connector/charger

USB 2.0 high speed, USB OTG 1.3

2 mm DC charging plug

3.5 mm AV connector

Software and applications

Software platform and user interface

S40 Asha Touch & Type

Macromedia Flash Lite 3.0

Personal Information Management (PIM)

Detailed contact information

Calendar

To-do list

Notes

Voice recorder

Calculator

Alarm clock

Countdown time

Stopwatch

Applications

Nokia Browser and Nokia OSS Browser

Nokia Music Store

Nokia Messaging Service (NMS) 3.2 (Email and IM)

Social with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Orkut

Pre-loaded and OTA download in Nokia Store of ringing tones, music, wallpapers, screen savers, games and applications

Communications

Email and messaging

Push email with attachments: IMAP4, POP3, SMTP

Nokia Messaging Service (NMS) 3.2 (Email and IM)

Social with Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Orkut

Facebook Chat

Call management

Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry with personal thumbnail pictures and video clips

Speed dialling

Log with dialled, received and missed calls

Conference calling

Integrated handsfree speaker

Sharing and internet

Browsing and internet

Nokia Browser and Nokia OSS Browser

Macromedia Flash Lite 3.0

Photography

Camera

3.2 megapixel EDOF camera

Other

Internal memory: 170 MB User Memory, effective free user space is 100 MB; up to 32 GB support with microSD memory card

Video

Video cameras

3.2 megapixel EDOF camera

Video sharing and playback

Video player with support for streaming

Video codecs and formats

H.263 level 45, MPEG4 encoding + decoding, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC

Streaming: Real time & 3GPP streaming

Music and audio

Music features

Music player supporting multiple formats

Audio codecs: MP3, MP4 (audio), AAC, AAC LC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, NRT, MXMF, WAV, NB AMR, WB AMR, MIDI

OMA DRM 2.0, WM DRM 10

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

Package Contents

Standard Sales Package

Nokia Asha 303

Nokia Battery BP-3L, 1300mAh

Nokia Charger AC-11

Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102

Nokia 2 GB microSD Card MU-37 (availability depends on country)

Compact User Guide

 

Source -- http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-asha-303/specifications