Nokia is one of the leaders when it comes to manufacturing low-cost useful mobile phones. Nokia Asha 303 is the phone that will again retell that fact. It is expected to take the market by storm and will emerge out as one of the leaders in this segment for at least few years. Although it is kept at a low cost but that doesn’t leave behind the styling and other useful features. The phone is adequately equipped with styling touches that doesn’t make the phone appear as a low cost phone. The kind of features that are made available in this phone is usually seen and found in some high end phones too. Nokia Asha 303 gives a complete refreshing look among all the dual SIM phones launched by Nokia so far. Even though it misses out on some of the high tech features but one cannot ask for anything more in such a price tag. It is a great Dual SIM phone for those people who are looking for handsets that are below the price tag of Rs8000. Nokia Asha 303 is bundled with some very appealing features.

Nokia Asha 303 is a series 40 phone that features quad band EGSM, penta-band WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA and also WLAN. It works on the frequency band 850/9900/1800/1900 MHz. It almost appears to be like a QWERTY keyboard that rests underneath the screen actually meant for sliding but it cannot slide because it is fixed at one place. The wonderful 2.6 inches wide touchscreen is situated diagonally. The great thing about the touch screen is that it is of the capacitive variety as compared to the less classy resistive type. You can see some magnificent on-screen actions even at the slightest of touch. Nokia Asha 303 looks like a solid classy basic model. It is light weight as compared to other dual SIM mobile phones from Nokia. Its dimensions are 116.5x55.7x13.9 mm. It weighs only 99 grams. Display size is 240x320 pixels TFT type. The battery is the standard Li-ion having a capacity of 1300mAh that delivers 731 hours of standby and talk time of 492 minutes.

This set supports various connectivity options such as Bluetooth, WLAN, WiFi and USB. The data connectivity is also enhanced by the presence of GPRS, EDGE and surprisingly the 3G. Media features include audio and video play back 64 pre loaded polyphonic ringtones, FM radio and 3.5mm headphone jack. It has a inbuilt memory of 100 MB which can be further enhanced via micro SD card slot. Price in the Indian market is expected to be Rs 7925 only.

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