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