Nokia Asha 501 is a dual sim compact candy bar phone and runs on new Asha operating system with Java support. The device is available in Black, White, Cyan, Yellow and Red color variants.
Though Nokia Asha 501 is a basic phone, it does performs much better than some of the mid range smartphones. The gaming experience and responsive touch screen are main attraction of this phone. The Nokia Asha 501 price in India is Rs.5199.
Nokia Asha 501 sports 3 inch scratch resistant capacitive LCD touch screen with a screen resolution of 240×320 pixels and 262k color depth. The new Asha User interface provides smooth and the new quick swipe to perform any action such as to multi task, switch between applications and basically get around your phone.
The new Nokia Asha 501 weighs just 98 grams and has 3.2MP primary camera. The built in memory of the device is 64MB and supports microSD card upto 32GB. Connectivity features includes GPRS,EDGE Bluetooth and WiFi. Like other Nokia feature phones, Asha 501 too supports Nokia PC suite to connect to PC via USB. To learn more on using this device as modem, read my post How to use Nokia Asha as a modem to connect to internet from PC.This Nokia Dual sim phone is powered by 1200 mAh battery which is rated to provide a talk time of 17 hours and a standby time of 624 hours. It is good considering current touch screen dual sim phones for this price.
Nokia is offering more than 50 pre installed apps such as Facebook and Twitter; chat services like Line, Nimbuzz and WeChat and other apps such as Cricbuzz, Newshunt, GetMeRated, CricInfo, CNN, ComicsHead and Twist Music in this device. Asha 501 also comes with 40 free EA games that can be downloaded by consumers.
Nokia Asha platform do not have a huge set of apps like Android or Windows. But it has very useful bunch of apps in its store to entertain. The apps such as eBuddy, ESPN, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Pictelligent, The Weather Channel, World of Red Bull and a few popular games from Electronic Arts, Gameloft, Indiagames, NamcoBandai and Reliance Games are available for download for this device.
As a introductory offer, Nokia is providing stand alone free Facebook app as well as the mobile site m.facebook for the period of three months for Airtel customers. Overall it is a good phone, if you are looking for a small yet decent entertaining dual sim phone with attractive price.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Nokia Asha 501
Pros of Nokia Asha 501:
- Responsive touch screen
- Compact and lightweight
- Many bundled apps and free to download games from EA games
- Good battery life
- Dual sim with Dual standby
- Good post sales support
Cons of Nokia Asha 501:
We have seen the advantages of Nokia Asha 501. But there are few drawbacks which you should be knowing before buying this. Below are the some of the cons of Asha 501.
- No 3G network support
- Currently Whatsup app is not supported
- No GPS or AGPS
- QVGA screen resolution
Nokia Asha 501 Specification
- Dimensions: 99.2 x 58 x 12.1 mm and weighs 98 grams
- 3.0-inch scratch resistant capacitive touchscreen display with 240×320 resolution
- 64MB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB (4GB memory card bundled)
- 3.2-megapixel rear camera
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE
- 1200mAh battery with upto 624 housr of standby time
- Asha platform
- Dual sim with Dual standby
- 50+ preinstalled apps and games
- 40 free EA games to download
Leave a Reply