Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 launched in India

Nokia has expanded its Asha range of phones in India, and launched the Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 for the Indian market.

 

The Nokia Asha 502 is up for sale on the company’s website and is priced at Rs 5,739 and it comes with 500MB of free 2G data usage for Idea subscribers for three months.

 

The Nokia Asha 500 has been priced at Rs. 4,499 and will be available by the end of this month. The Asha 500 will come with free access to WhatsApp for Reliance subscribers for three months, after which the subscribers will be charged Rs. 17 per month for next nine months.

 

The Nokia Asha 503 has been priced at Rs. 6,799 and will be available in January 2014. The Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 phones are based on Nokia Asha Platform 1.1 and feature the updated Fastlane app, which was introduced in Asha 501, one-swipe access to camera app and one-touch sharing feature on WhatsApp.

 

The Finnish handset maker unveiled the Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 in October at Nokia World.

 

Nokia Asha 500 specifications

2.8-inch QVGA 320 x 240 pixels display
2MP rear camera
Dimensions: 100.3mm x 58.1mm x 12.8mm; Weight: 101.3 g
Dual SIM (optional), with 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM  and FM Radio
Nokia Asha software platform with Swipe UI
10 free Games downloadable from Nokia Store
64MB RAM; up to 32GB micro SD card support
1200 mAh battery with up to 14 hours of talk time and up to 22 days of standby
Colors: Bright Red, Yellow, White and Black

 

 

Nokia Asha 502 specifications

3.0-inch QVGA 320 x 240 pixels display
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
Dimensions: 99.55mm x 59.50mm x 11.10mm; Weight: 100 g
Dual SIM with dual standby
2G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM  and FM Radio
Nokia Asha software platform v1.1 with Swipe UI
64MB RAM; 64MB internal memory, up to 32GB micro SD card support
1110 mAh battery with up to 13.7 hours of talk time and up to 24 days of standby
Colors: Bright Red, Yellow, White and Black

 

Nokia Asha 503 specifications

3.0-inch QVGA 320 x 240 pixels display with curved Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
Dimensions: 102.6mm x 60.6mm x 12.7mm; Weight: 111.4  g
Dual SIM with dual standby (Optional)
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM  and FM Radio
Nokia Asha software platform with Swipe UI
10 free Games downloadable from Nokia Store
64MB RAM; up to 32GB micro SD card support
1110 mAh battery with up to 12 hours of talk time (2G) and up to 20 days of standby (dual SIM)
Colors: Bright Red, Yellow, White and Black

 

 

All the three new Asha devices follow the new design language, with the crystal frame wrapped around the device. On the software side, the phones run on the new Asha platform that introduces a new UI with easy swipe-able multiple homescreens with Fastlane feature among others. All the three devices also get free subscription to Nokia Music for a period of three months.