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ASHA 305 REVIEW



The Asha 305 is the foremost of Nokia's economy range of smartphones.The phone being Nokia's first attempt at combining economy and smartness doesn't really impress you but the battery backup which has always been Nokia's forte is a clincher.The phone looks good with a different design altogether.However the body which looks metallic has a cheap plastic feel.The touch being resistive squeezes the joy of having 40 free games.The best part about this phone is that you can download songs really fast.(Only from OVI store).
The music player is the best in class being both loud and clear.the Symbian OS is as usual a pain in the neck being more prone to viruses and it has these ocassional mood swings wherein it just gets stuck for no reason.The easy slider makes its debut in the Asha series.


THE UPSIDE :

The phone is economic and user friendly.It is easy to hold and doesn't look cheap.It has a dual SIM option which is also a bonus feature.Sharing files via Bluetooth is no longer a problem due to the easy slider and yes the Bluetooth is also faster than most other smartphones.Due to its unique shape you can hold the phone comfortably and since the memory card and SIM 2 panels are outside you could easily swap them.Songs from OVI store get downloaded really fast.Music quality battery,back-up and download speed are the best things about this phone


THE DOWNSIDE :


The phone being economic is this phone's USP and compromising on quality is how it achieves it.The body feels like a cheap plastic box.The screen is resistive and negates all joy of having a touch phone just as with the C-series of phones you have to double tap or long press an option to access it.The screen is also more prone to scratches and the side panels should not be open and closed frequently because they suddenly develop this popping habit wherein the panel opens up without warning.You can't download apps or music from other sources when compared to downloading from the OVI store.the screen is also delicate so no water,excess pressure and dirty hands :P


Thus said i rate this phone 2 on a scale of 1-5


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS :


GENERAL FEATURES
In Sales Package
Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, User Manual, Warranty Card
Form
Bar
SIM
Dual SIM, GSM + GSM
Touch Screen
Yes, Resistive
Keypad
No
Call Features
Conference Call, Speed Dialing, Hands Free, Loudspeaker, Call Divert
Colours
Dark Grey,Blue,Red


PLATFORM
Operating Freq
GSM - 900, 1800
OS
(Series 40)
Java
Yes

DISPLAY
Type
LCD
Size
3 Inches
Resolution
WQVGA, 240 x 400 Pixels
Color
65 K
Other Display Features
Tactile Feedback

CAMERA
Primary Camera              
Yes, 2 Megapixel
Secondary Camera
No
Video Recording
Yes, 176 x 144, 10 fps
Zoom
Digital Zoom - 4x
Other Camera Features
White Balance, Auto Exposure, Full Screen View Finder, Exposure Compensation, Self Timer, Fixed Focus, Image Editor

DIMENSIONS
Size
53.8x110.3x12.8 mm
Weight
98 g

BATTERY
Type
Li-Ion, 1110 mAh
Talk Time
14 hrs (2G)
Standby Time
528 hrs (2G)

MEMORY AND STORAGE
Internal
10 MB
Expandable Memory
microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory
32 MB RAM, 64 MB ROM

INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
Internet Features
Email
Preinstalled Browser
WAP 2.0
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
WAP
Yes, v2
USB Connectivity
Yes, micro USB, v2
Navigation Technology
with Nokia Maps 2.0
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1, Supported Profiles (EDR, DUN, FTP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, PBAP 1.0, SAP, SDAP, SDP, SPP 1.0)
Audio Jack
3.5 mm

MULTIMEDIA
Music Player
Yes, Supports MP3, WAV, MIDI
Video Player
Yes, Supports 3GPP, H.264, WMV, VC-1, MP4, H.263, ASF, AVI, AVC
FM
Yes
Ringtone
MP3, WAV, 64 Polyphonic

OTHER FEATURES
Call Memory
Yes
SMS Memory
Yes
Phone Book Memory
1000
Sensors
Accelerometer




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