Nokia Launches Two New Asha Models

Bangalore: Finnish handset major Nokia is keen to take its popular Asha range of mobile phones across the globe as the company today introduced two new models.

The company currently retails high-end smartphones under the Lumia range to over 100 countries.

"We have not gone globally (through Asha range of Phones)", Nokia India, Regional General Manager (South) T S Sridhar said unveiling dual SIM Asha 308 (6,149) and single SIM Asha 309 (6,349) mobile phones coinciding with their first anniversary.

According to company officials, the company has planned to take the Asha range of phones, manufactured at its plant in Sriperumbudur near here, to over 100 countries.

Both the phones are equipped with almost same specifications: 800MHz Processor, WQVGA resolution, 3-inch capacitive touch, 1,110mAh battery, 2G enabled, 20MB internal storage, expandable storage memory up to 32GB and 2MP camera. The difference between these two handsets is that Asha 308 is a dual SIM mobile with easy swap feature whereas Asha 309 is a single SIM mobile having inbuilt Wi-Fi.

(With PTI inputs)