The Nokia Asha series was a range of low-end smartphone and feature phones produced and marketed by Nokia. The word "Asha" is adopted from a Sanskrit word meaning "hope".
On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its purchase of Nokia's mobile device business, with the deal closing on 25 April 2014. The company previously announced an intent to use Asha as an "on-ramp" to the Windows Phone platform, but in a company memo released in July 2014, it was announced that as part of cutbacks, Microsoft would end the Asha, Series 40, and X range entirely, in favor of solely producing and encouraging the use of Windows Phone products.
On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its purchase of Nokia's mobile device business, with the deal closing on 25 April 2014. The company previously announced an intent to use Asha as an "on-ramp" to the Windows Phone platform, but in a company memo released in July 2014, it was announced that as part of cutbacks, Microsoft would end the Asha, Series 40, and X range entirely, in favor of solely producing and encouraging the use of Windows Phone products.
List of devices
There are currently 20 mobile phones in the Asha range. None of the Asha models have GPS functionality. All Asha phones include an FM radio.
The Asha 305 and Asha 311 models are known as the first generation of Asha Full Touch phones; the second generation is the Asha 50x line.
All devices up to the Asha 50x series run the Series 40 operating system, also known as S40. The Asha 501 (released in May 2013), Asha 500, Asha 502,Asha 503 and Asha 230 (announced on February 14, 2014) are powered by the Nokia Asha platform, which builds on S40 and Smarterphone.
There are currently 20 mobile phones in the Asha range. None of the Asha models have GPS functionality. All Asha phones include an FM radio.
The Asha 305 and Asha 311 models are known as the first generation of Asha Full Touch phones; the second generation is the Asha 50x line.
All devices up to the Asha 50x series run the Series 40 operating system, also known as S40. The Asha 501 (released in May 2013), Asha 500, Asha 502,Asha 503 and Asha 230 (announced on February 14, 2014) are powered by the Nokia Asha platform, which builds on S40 and Smarterphone.
| Model | Date announced | SIM config | Input method | Data bearers | Wi-Fi | Camera | HERE Maps | Predecessor(s) or similar earlier models. Other notes. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asha 200 | Oct 26, 2011 | Dual | QWERTY | EDGE, GPRS | 2 MP | Nokia X1-01 and Nokia X2-01 | ||
| Asha 201 | Oct 26, 2011 | Single-SIM | QWERTY | EDGE, GPRS | 2 MP | Nokia X1-01 and Nokia X2-01 | ||
| Asha 202 | Feb 27, 2012 | Dual | Touch and type | EDGE, GPRS | 2 MP | Some markets | Specifications: | |
| Asha 203 | Feb 27, 2012 | Single | Touch and type | EDGE, GPRS | No | 2 MP | Some markets | |
| Asha 205 | Nov 29, 2012 | Dual-SIM and a single-SIM version | QWERTY | DTM (MSC 12), EDGE, GPRS |
0.3 MP | Nokia Asha 200 (Dual-SIM version) and Nokia Asha 201 (Single-SIM version). | ||
| Asha 210 | April 24, 2013 | Single- and dual-SIM version | QWERTY | DTM (MSC 12), EDGE, GPRS |
Yes | 2 MP | Yes | The first phone with a hardware WhatsApp key. |
| Asha 230 | Feb 24, 2014 | Single-SIM and Dual-SIM Version | Capacitive touchscreen | EDGE, GPRS | No | 1.3 MP | ||
| Asha 300 | Oct 26, 2011 | Touch and type | HSDPA Cat9 (10.2 Mbit/s) HSUPA Cat5 (2.0 Mbit/s) |
No | 5 MP | Nokia C3-01. Asha 300 specifications: This is one of the first two Asha phones to support 3G. |
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| Asha 302 | Feb 27, 2012 | QWERTY | HSDPA Cat10 (14.4 Mbit/s) HSUPA Cat6 (5.76 Mbit/s) |
Yes | 3.15 MP | Nokia C3 | ||
| Asha 303 | Oct 26, 2011 | QWERTY / Touch and type | HSDPA Cat10 (14.4 Mbit/s) HSUPA Cat6 (5.76 Mbit/s) |
Yes | 3.2 MP | Yes | Nokia X3-02. Asha 303 is one of the first two Asha phones to support 3G. |
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| Asha 305 | June 6, 2012 | Dual-SIM capabilities | Resistive touch screen | EDGE, GPRS | 2 MP | Yes | ||
| Asha 306 | June 6, 2012 | Resistive touch screen | EDGE, GPRS | Yes | 2 MP | Yes | ||
| Asha 308 | Feb 13, 2013 | Dual-SIM capabilities | Capacitive touch screen | EDGE, GPRS | 2 MP | Yes | Nokia Asha 305 | |
| Asha 309 | Sep 25, 2012 | Capacitive touch screen | EDGE, GPRS | Yes | 2 MP | Yes | Nokia Asha 306 | |
| Asha 310 | Feb 13, 2013 | Dual-SIM | Capacitive touch screen | EDGE, GPRS | Yes | 2 MP | Yes | |
| Asha 311 | June 6, 2012 | Capacitive touch screen w/ Gorilla Glass | HSDPA Cat10 (14.4 Mbit/s) HSUPA Cat6 (5.76 Mbit/s) |
Yes | 3.2 MP | Yes | Nokia 5250. | |
| Asha 500 | Oct 22, 2013 | Dual- and single-SIM | Capacitive touch screen | GPRS, EDGE | Yes | 2 MP | Specifications: | |
| Asha 501 | May 9, 2013 | Dual- and single-SIM versions | Capacitive multi-point touch display | EDGE, GPRS | Yes | 3.2 MP | Yes | |
| Asha 502 | Oct 22, 2013 | Dual-SIM | Capacitive touch screen | GPRS, EDGE | Yes | 5 MP
+LED flash
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Specifications: | |
| Asha 503 | Oct 22, 2013 | Dual- and single-SIM | Capacitive touch screen w/ Gorilla Glass 2 | HSDPA Cat7 (7.2 Mbit/s) HSUPA Cat6 (5.76 Mbit/s) |
Yes | 5 MP
+LED flash
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Specifications: This is the fifth Asha phone to support 3G. |
Feature phones without the Asha name powered by S40
Nokia 206, 207, 208, and 301 are not part of the Asha series as they do not carry the "Asha" branding, despite mistakenly being marketed as such by carriers and retailers.
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