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| Nokia Asha 501 |
On this Thursday Nokia unveiled
a brand new Asha 501 phone, which
will be priced at $99. This new
phone will mainly target the middle class consumers, and will try to prevent
them from switching to devices that are supported by Google’s android while upgrading from basic phones. The new Nokia Asha 501 will be a mid range
phone, and it will focus the worldwide
emerging markets.
The Nokia Asha 501 will run
on the newly-launched Asha platform.
Eventually it will be the very first
mobile device to run on that. Nokia has previously claimed that the new
platform is purely focused on making the overall experience faster and more
responsive. The phone will support the dual
SIM features, and it has a camera of 3.2
mega pixel.
Mr. Stephen Elop, who is the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nokia, interacted with the
reporters in a press meet, arranged by the company itself. "We will deliver Asha 501 in June to
millions of people," he told this to the reporters on that meet
at Helsinki.
The Nokia Asha 501 has some
standalone features to attract the potential customers of the mid-ranged
phones. It is coming with a talk time
period of up to 17 long hours.
It also has a pretty large 3-inch
display screen with resolution support up to 320*240p, and 133 ppi pixel
density. The new phone will also offer Wi-Fi
network and 2G for connectivity,
but sadly it will not support 3G.
The popular Nokia Xpress Browser will be pre-loaded
in the Asha 501, and this will surely help mobile browsing experience faster
and smoother. Nokia has confirmed the availability of Nokia Xpress Now, which is basically a ultra new Web application that mainly recommends
or prefers content based on key factors like preferences, location and trending
topics. This new application will be available for the user either via the
homepage of the inbuilt Browser or as a free download from the Nokia OVI Store.
Social networking
applications like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook will be available too for the Nokia Asha platform. Here we
should mention that in late January of this year BlackBerry Z10 was
also unveiled.
Mr. Marco Quatorze, who is Value
Added Services Director for America
Movil, showed his joy and happiness while talking about this matter. The
following is a small excerpt from what he actually said in his speech.
“We are very happy to offer the new Nokia Asha
501 through our subsidiaries in the continent. We are certain that this
innovative device will follow the successful footprint of the Nokia Asha
family, combining affordability with the best communication and Internet
browsing capabilities,"
It
has to be added here that the Asha phones do have some of the very basic
features of smartphones, which
includes facility of using apps like Facebook,
and better access to Internet. Nokia
mentioned that it will start the shipping process of Asha 501 in June 2013 and will be available through
around 60 distributors and operators
in over 90 countries.
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