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The Nokia Asha 303 has a 2.6-inch (66 mm) transmissive LCD capacitive touchscreen (1 point) with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixel (QVGA, 154 ppi). According to Nokia it is capable of displaying up to 262 thousands colors. The device also has has a backlit 4-row keyboard with regional variant available (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc ...). |
The Nokia Asha 303 has a 2.6-inch (66 mm) transmissive LCD capacitive touchscreen (1 point) with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixel (QVGA, 154 ppi). According to Nokia it is capable of displaying up to 262 thousands colors. The device also has has a backlit 4-row keyboard with regional variant available (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc ...). |
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The device comes with Nokia Maps for Series 40 and make use of cellular network for positioning as there is no GPS in the phone. Nokia Maps for Series 40 phones does not provide voice guided navigation and only allows for basic route (<10 km) to be plan. The software will provide step by step instructions, allows the user to see the route on a map and search for nearby points of interest. Depending on where the phone was purchased, regional maps (Europe, South America, etc ...) are preloaded and, as such, an active internet connection to download map data is not required.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqLi_t_oRZI] |
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=== Buttons === |
=== Buttons === |
Revision as of 15:35, 27 October 2011
Manufacturer | Nokia |
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Series | Touch & Type |
Availability by region | China, Eurasia, Europe, India, Latin America and Middle East |
Compatible networks |
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Form factor | Qwerty candybar |
Dimensions |
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Weight | 99 g |
Operating system | Nokia Series 40 |
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Memory | |
Storage | |
Removable storage | up to 32 GB microSDHC |
Battery |
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Rear camera | 3.2 MP (CMOS sensor) EDoF |
Front camera | No |
Display | transmissive LCD 320 x 240 px (QVGA), 2.6" (66 mm), 18 bits |
Connectivity |
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Data inputs |
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Development status | Announced |
The Nokia Asha 303 is a "Touch & Type" phone powered by Nokia Series 40 operating system. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in London along with three others Asha phones; the Nokia Asha 200, 201 and 300. The Nokia Asha 303 is considered to be the flagship of the Asha family. [1] Its main features are the QWERTY keyboard and capacitive touchscreen, the pentaband 3G radio and the ability to play Angry Birds (Java) which were all never seen before on a Series 40 phone.
History and availability
Hardware
Processors
The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the same 1 GHz ARM11 processor found in other Symbian^3 phones such as the Nokia 500, 600 and 700 but lack the dedicated Broadcom GPU which is not supported by the Nokia Series 40 operating system. The system also has 128 MB of low power single channel RAM (Mobile DDR).
Screen and input
The Nokia Asha 303 has a 2.6-inch (66 mm) transmissive LCD capacitive touchscreen (1 point) with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixel (QVGA, 154 ppi). According to Nokia it is capable of displaying up to 262 thousands colors. The device also has has a backlit 4-row keyboard with regional variant available (QWERTY, AZERTY, etc ...).
The device comes with Nokia Maps for Series 40 and make use of cellular network for positioning as there is no GPS in the phone. Nokia Maps for Series 40 phones does not provide voice guided navigation and only allows for basic route (<10 km) to be plan. The software will provide step by step instructions, allows the user to see the route on a map and search for nearby points of interest. Depending on where the phone was purchased, regional maps (Europe, South America, etc ...) are preloaded and, as such, an active internet connection to download map data is not required.[2]
Buttons
On the front of the device, above the 4-row keyboard, there the answer/call key, the messaging key which brings up an onscreen menu (instant messaging and e-mail), the music key which also brings up an onscreen menu (last song/rewind, play/pause, next song/fast foward) and the end call/close application key. On the left side of the Nokia Asha 303 there are the volume rocker and the lock/unlock button. A long press on the space bar brings up the wireless network menu.