Nokia, in presence of it's global chief executive officer (CEO)Stephen Elop launched Asha 501 in New Delhi on Thursday (09/05/2013).
Nokia Asha 501 production will be done in India and will be rolled out to 90 countries with price tag of $99 (Rs. 5,350) plus some taxes. Asha 501 uses a new software which allows users to multitask between built-in applications for popular social media sites.
The new software has been improved from older version with a pact that lets users of India and Africa to use Facebook for free without paying any data charges.
"India is very important. It is the bellwether market that is very leading indicator of some of the trend. It is very symbolic that we are not launching this from certain other countries, from Finland, London or the US. We are launching it here in India because so much of our work is focussed on Indian consumers," Elop said.
"The new Nokia Asha 501 raises the bar for what is possible in affordable smartphone design and optimisation," executive vice-president Timo Toikkanen said.
Asha 501 3-inch scratchresistant display, 3.2 MP Rear camera, 4 GB internal memory (expandable upto 32 GB via MicroSD card slot), handset also has 2G device with WiFi capability. 3G version will launch soon.
Specifications :
Display - 3 inch scratchresistant with resolution of 320x240p (133ppi)
Software - Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
RAM - 64 MB
Battery - 1,200 mAh
Rear Camera - 3.2 MP with fixed focus
Camera resolution - 2048x1536 pixels
Nokia Asha 501 production will be done in India and will be rolled out to 90 countries with price tag of $99 (Rs. 5,350) plus some taxes. Asha 501 uses a new software which allows users to multitask between built-in applications for popular social media sites.
The new software has been improved from older version with a pact that lets users of India and Africa to use Facebook for free without paying any data charges.
"India is very important. It is the bellwether market that is very leading indicator of some of the trend. It is very symbolic that we are not launching this from certain other countries, from Finland, London or the US. We are launching it here in India because so much of our work is focussed on Indian consumers," Elop said.
"The new Nokia Asha 501 raises the bar for what is possible in affordable smartphone design and optimisation," executive vice-president Timo Toikkanen said.
Asha 501 3-inch scratchresistant display, 3.2 MP Rear camera, 4 GB internal memory (expandable upto 32 GB via MicroSD card slot), handset also has 2G device with WiFi capability. 3G version will launch soon.
Specifications :
Display - 3 inch scratchresistant with resolution of 320x240p (133ppi)
Software - Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
RAM - 64 MB
Battery - 1,200 mAh
Rear Camera - 3.2 MP with fixed focus
Camera resolution - 2048x1536 pixels
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