Hello,
So I’m most definitely buysing a HTC Explorer but I need to decide a phone for a friend now. He is looking at the Nokia Asha Series and I just read they are launching 3 new models and I saw the Asha 311 looks the most interesting. Is it any good? And has it launched?
Thanks,
Crazysah
Not good, according to my experience with ASHA 200 ,302 and 303 they are well built have a good keypad, but the UI is very boring and lags a lot. Even after being a non-smartphone it starts hanging after 2-3 months of usage. I would say avoid ASHA at all costs. I really liked the phone and the build but the quirks it offered completely surprised me.
The older Nokia C3 an X2-01 are still a better choice compared to ASHA.
@aman.pitbull What model of the Asha series u have used. I am intending to get the 302 series for my dad.
AFAIK it runs on S40. That, in itself is enough to rule it out.
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^ How much will it cost?
^^ 9,500 for the Tipo
10,700 for the Tipo Dual
I’ve personally used the three models mentioned above ,i.e, 200 ,302 and 303 and I still find Nokia X2-01 better. Asha series does mention the specs pretty extensively but these specs are false advertising since it hardly matters on an S40.
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That’s damn good news, so finally decent Android would really become VFM.
^^ Hardly man. Tipo has a 3.2" HVGA screen, 512MB RAM and 800MHz processor for 9.5k
HTC Explorer has almost all those things at under 8k.
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So when will the Nokia 311 be launched exactly?
And why ishe X2-01 better? Or the C5-03? What OS’s do they run? Same as Nokia Asha right?
So anyone? Above^
Same processor but its clocked @ 33% higher frequency. You get hell of a lot of internal memory which is a big -ve with the explorer.
Also you get ICS OOB which is a first in the sub 10k segment. Prices with discount in online stores should be a shade under 9k when launched which is pretty decent for the specs and brand name.
Still. Hardly an upgrade I see fit after nearly a year of HTC Explorer.
If Xperia Miro were to launch at 10k, we would have a totally different (and awesome) scenario.
But that will be 15k of course!
How is the Tipo better than the Explorer?
Err… You quoted the post where i have mentioned the advantages and have raised the question again !
HTC Explorer vs. Sony Xperia tipo - GSMArena.com
| Feature | HTC Explorer | Xperia Tipo |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | MSM 7227A Cortx A5 600MHz | MSM 7227A Cortx A5 800MHz |
| Internal memory | 90MB | 2.5GB |
| OS | Android 2.3 Ginger Bread | Androiod 4.0 ICS |
| Battery | 1230 mAh | 1500 mAh |
But keep in mind that the market price of Tipo would be ~9k@launch whereas you can get the explorer for ~8k.
The rest of the features are more or less the same.
And when is the Sony Xperia Tipo releasing?
We have to factor in “1 year later” launch too.
Has this mobile been launched, and if yes, pls tell the current price?