My Broadband has reported that Nokia has launched its new range of S40 mobile phones called Nokia Asha at an event that took place in Johannesburg last night.
The new series includes:
Asha 303: Features a 1GHz processor; 2.6 inch capacitive touch screen; QWERTY keypad; 3G and WLAN support ““ at a price point of €115.
Asha 300: Features the Nokia cloud browser that enables up to 90 percent compression on web-page browsing; a 1GHz processor; 3G support; a 5 megapixel camera; FM radio; and SD card support of up to 32GB. The device will retail for around €85.
Asha 200: The Asha 200 is a dual SIM phone with easy swap support which allows the second SIM card to be swapped without turning off the device. Also present is 32GB SD card support, and a claimed 52-hour battery life. The device will retail for €60.
Asha 201: The Asha 201 is the single SIM version of the Asha 200, and will also retail for €60.
The company launched the new Asha range with the following recommended retail prices for South Africa: 201 for R999, 302 for R1399 and 303 for R1799.
MTN are currently offering the Asha 303 and 201, Virgin Mobile the Asha 300 and 303 and Vodacom the entire range of Asha devices.
