Aside from the Asha 501, another member of the Asha family was also released in the Philippines: Nokia Asha 210.
As announced on Facebook by Nokia Philippines, the Asha 210 Dual SIM is now available in select Nokia stores in black, yellow, and cyan. The white and magenta color option is to follow.
Nokia Asha 210 specifications:
Dual-SIM, Dual standby
2.4″ QVGA 65K-color TFT display (320×240), 167ppi
64MB internal storage, 32MB of RAM
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD
2MP fixed-focus camera
QCIF (176 x 144) video recording at 10fps
GPRS/EDGE
WiFi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
FM radio tuner
Li-Ion 1,200mAh battery
Series 40 Asha OS
Dimensions: 111.5 x 60 x 11.8 mm
Weight: 97.3 g
Nokia Asha 210 has a suggested retail price of Php3,390.
If you’ve been roaming around the malls lately, you’ve probably saw the new slogan in Nokia displays “Super Smart Pocket Power”. The new member of the Asha family by Nokia is here, Asha 501!
Nokia Asha 501 Dual-SIM is a full-touch candybar phone running the new Asha 1.0 swipe-based OS. There is only one hardware button, the back key. Asha 501 is the first device to run this new OS of Nokia. The Lumia-looking device is certainly a head-turner and also… cute.
Nokia Asha 501 specifications:
Dual-SIM, Dual standby
3″ 256K-color QVGA TFT capacitive touchscreen, @ 240×320 pixels, 133ppi
Scratch-resistant glass
128MB internal storage, 64MB of RAM
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD
3.15 MP fixed-focus camera
QVGA (240 x 320) video recording at 15fps
GPRS/EDGE
WiFi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR
FM radio tuner
Li-Ion 1,200mAh battery
Asha platform 1.0
Dimensions: 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm,
Weight: 98.2 g
Nokia Asha 501 Dual-SIM has an SRP of Php4,490 and is available in Bright Red, Bright Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black. It has been said that a 3G version of the device will soon be available.
Recently, we’ve seen and confirmed the existence of the long-rumored Nokia EOS in image leaks across the internet. There’s no doubt it, the Nokia EOS is the company’s next big thing, but what can it do? It seems that there is more to it than just a large and bulky 41MP sensor; there are new leaks showing that it packs a mechanical shutter and more.
Nokia states that the PureView label indicates that the sensor on the phone is one of the best in its camera department. So far, these phones included the Nokia 808 PureView, the Nokia Lumia 920 & the Nokia Lumia 925. Take into note however, these phones excel in different fields.
We have a separate article here discussing on how PureView acts on the 808 (you can also read our full review here). Basically, here is an overview of what the 41MP camera allows you to take:
Pixel Oversampling – taking so many pixels and create ‘superpixels’ when shooting at lower resolutions, aiding in eliminating noise, improving color accuracy and sharpness
Loseless Zoom - 3.6x zoom on stills and 12x zoom on clips without compromising the quality’
Nokia 808 PureView camera specs:
True 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios
1/1.2” 41mp sensor
Carl Zeiss Optics
Super wide-angle: 26mm – 16:9
f/2.4 aperture
Pixel oversampling technologies
Powerful xenon flash + Single LED
On the other hand, the Nokia Lumia 920 didn’t take any of that when it released (probably because of porting problems from Symbian to Windows Phone). The Lumia 925, on the other hand, is said to just push that further. Instead of going the 808′s direction, they took another path:
Optical Image Stabilization – a bunch of springs supporting the camera allow the phone to take photos with less motion blur
Great Low-light performance
Nokia Lumia 920 camera specs:
True 16:9/4:3 aspect ratios
1.4 micron pixels, 8.7mp BSI sensor
Carl Zeiss Optics
Super wide-angle: 26mm – 16:9
f/2.0 aperture
Optical Image Stabiliser
Dual LED Flash
After that, the company has been touting that the steps that they’ve reached are labeled as Phase 1 & Phase 2. You can see all the details here.What’s next? What’s up for Phase 3 then?
“You should be able to give your phone to a 3-year old and still capture amazing photos, like with a big DSLR camera.”
Juha Alakarhu, head of Nokia imaging technologies {via}
A new video leak from Vizi Leaks reveals that the phone has a mechanical shutter as compared to the previous digital ones. This simply means that light management will be more effective. Moreover that, if you look closely, you can see the lens adjusting as well. The description of the video also states that it has optical image stabilization.
With all of that said, I think we know what we’ll be seeing with the Nokia EOS; it’s going to be a combination of the 808 & the 920 and more, one that can possibly replace your standard DSLR.
For the longest time, Nokia was on top of the mobile phone foodchain. We’ve said that over and over again in previous articles, and today, they may have been eclipsed by other better selling brands. To be honest, however, I think Nokia’s doing a good job in trying to reclaim its spot as the number one smartphone company.
Several months ago, my stand on Nokia’s decision on Windows Phone was a little shaky. I even wrote an article about it here, asking if I should give them a second chance. Now though, I’m starting to think Nokia can do this.
I personally think that Nokia’s way to the top will be a lot easier with Android, but Nokia is indeed proving that there’s also a way to the top with Windows Phone.
Through WP, Nokia is a king. It’s the company that pops into your head when you hear Windows Phone, and it offers the best hardware running the software. However, for Nokia, it’s going to be a slow journey, but I am positive that they’ll get there.
Nokia has a great design department & an amazing camera team. The software too is above average as they have made a good set of apps for Windows Phone – which lacks compared to Android & iOS. They have City Lens, Here, Cinemagraph & more, and I think it’s very cool. Also, it’s Nokia that’s doing most of the effort by releasing apps such as #2InstaWithLove – which calls out to Instagram to make an app for WP.
Windows Phone still adds a limitation to Nokia though, which is probably why Nokia has no 1080p phones and why the company had to make a separate Smart Camera app for the Lumia 925 to compete with present day smartphones
With all of that said, we’re just hoping Windows Phone’s next updates will be a lot better, since I think it’s very obvious – Nokia’s work can be a lot easier if Windows Phone didn’t hold it back.
Marketing is something I feel that Nokia has just learned, and it’s one of the most important elements in business success. This is very clear in their new commercial for the Lumia, and I think it’s very clever. If only they got that to more TVs, maybe their sales would soar higher.
I was disappointed when we didn’t see the rumored EOS phone on Nokia’s event, but even if that’s the case, I was still glad. If you haven’t noticed yet, the Nokia Lumia 925 is still the company’s reply to the HTC One & the Samsung Galaxy S4 – and it still competes well.
While the One is made out of aluminum and the S4 of polycarbonate plastic, the Lumia 925 combines both materials into one phone. The Lumia 925 has the best of both worlds with an aluminum side frame and a polycarbonate back.
The display can be argued with, but the camera isn’t The Nokia Lumia 920 didn’t have a bad camera; it just didn’t do as great in daylight. Nokia aims to fix that with the 6th lens they’ve added into the 925. By keeping a relatively high megapixel count like the S4 and amazing low-light capabilities like the One, again – Nokia offers the best of both worlds.
Without everyone really knowing, Nokia’s very competitive. When the other phone manufacturers added a bunch of camera settings into their devices, Nokia made sure they had a counterpart – and they didn’t wait for any tweak from Microsoft. As for the CPU and the other specs, one might argue.
Windows Phone needs to have a great update to accelerate Nokia further. Apart from that, it’s also the game & app developers that needs a push to strengthen the ecosystem.
All of those things will make Nokia’s way to success easier, but even with those at a slow pace, I’m sure Nokia will do just fine.
Nokia never fails to impress with its product designs, be it a high-end smartphone or a budget feature-phone. Today, they announced the new Asha 501 - running the company’s new platform called the Asha OS.
For the specs — it has a 3-inch (240×320 pixel) multi-touch display, WiFi connectivity, and a 3.15-megapixel camera. It will also come in a dual-SIM variant and will be available in yellow, blue, green, red, white and black colors.
The phone is priced at $99 before taxes (around Php4,000), which would be still affordable considering that Nokia has Lumias covering the near Php10k range.
Nokia Asha 501 specs:
3-inch 240×320 TFT LCD display, 133ppi
64MB RAM
128 MB internal memory
microSD up to 32 GB
3.15 MP camera
QVGA@15fps video
FM Radio
Bluetooth 3.0
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Nokia Asha 1.0
1200 mAh battery
99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm (dimensions)
98.2 g (weight)
A cool thing to note here is how the new Asha platform works. Swiping is very much needed in the device which is reminiscent of the MeeGo platform running on the N9. A few titles such as Plants vs Zombies are also shown in the video, which makes it an even more interesting phone.
