Nokia launches two new devices to Asha range

The unveiling of Nokia Asha 210 and Asha 501 was done at the second round of the Nokia ‘Don’t Break Da Beat’ rap competition in Lagos.Speaking at the event, managing director, Nokia West and Central Africa, Mr Nick Imudia, said the new Nokia Asha 210 is an affordable all-in-one smartphone built to satisfy users’ need […]

The unveiling of Nokia Asha 210 and Asha 501 was done at the second round of the Nokia ‘Don’t Break Da Beat’ rap competition in Lagos.
Speaking at the event, managing director, Nokia West and Central Africa, Mr Nick Imudia, said the new Nokia Asha 210 is an affordable all-in-one smartphone built to satisfy users’ need to be socially connected.
According to him, the dual SIM smartphone with a 2.4 inch LCD display, fast and responsive QWERTY keypad and WiFi, also comes with two dedicated buttons on the keyboard for users to access camera and social network sites -Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter or Nokia Xpress browser – faster.
The device, he disclosed, offers a fantastic range of smart features such as voice guidance for taking perfect self-portraits, fast editing of images directly from the camera app and Nokia’s innovative Slam feature for transfer of content such as images or videos to another Bluetooth-enabled phone without the need to pair devices.
He explained that the new Asha 501 is the first of its kind in the next generation of Nokia Asha devices, using the new Asha operating system.
He stated that the device is perfectly suited to consumers in emerging markets looking to buy their first smartphone. The device features two main screens; ‘Home’ and ‘Fastlane’, for launching software and taking action on new notifications.
“Both smartphones come with the Nokia Xpress browser which enables up to 85% data compression making it faster and cheaper for consumers to access the internet, browse, use web apps and update social networks”, he added.