How is the Nokia Asha Series?

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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?

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Crazysah
 
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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.
 
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Wait for Xperia Tipo if you have some time

3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
Dual-SIM
(tipo dual)
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
800 MHz processor
13 mm
thick and weighs 99.4 g
3.2 megapixel camera auto focus camera
3.5 mm
audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3G, Bluetooth, WiFi
512MB RAM, 2.9 GB
internal memory (up to 2.5 GB user-accessible memory), up to 32 GB expandable
memory with microSD
1500 mAh battery
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Source Sony launches Xperia miro, tipo and tipo dual with Android 4.0: NDTV Gadgets
 
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?dOuBtFiRe? said:
aman.pitbull What model of the Asha series u have used. I am intending to get the 302 series for my dad.
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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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comp@ddict said:
^^ 9,500 for the Tipo
10,700 for the Tipo Dual
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That's damn good news, so finally decent Android would really become VFM.
 
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Crazysah said:
I'm most definitely buysing a HTC Explorer
Crazysah
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comp@ddict said:
^^ 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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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.
 
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DarkAngel said:
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.
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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!
 
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DarkAngel said:
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.
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How is the Tipo better than the Explorer?
 
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Crazysah said:
How is the Tipo better than the Explorer?
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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
ProcessorMSM 7227A Cortx A5 600MHzMSM 7227A Cortx A5 800MHz
Internal memory90MB2.5GB
OSAndroid 2.3 Ginger Bread
Androiod 4.0 ICS
Battery1230 mAh1500 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.
 
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DarkAngel said:
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
FeatureHTC ExplorerXperia Tipo
ProcessorMSM 7227A Cortx A5 600MHzMSM 7227A Cortx A5 800MHz
Internal memory90MB2.5GB
OSAndroid 2.3 Ginger BreadAndroiod 4.0 ICS
Battery1230 mAh1500 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.
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We have to factor in "1 year later" launch too.
 
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