Nokia Asha 210
Nokia Asha 210

Nokia has revealed the launch of a new phone Asha 210 in it's Asha series. The company had put up a teaser image indicating it's new phone physical keyboard and the phone model and specifications are revealed now. The phone comes with a tag "Your social life at your finger tips"

Nokia Asha 210 sports a physical QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated button for the fast access of WhatsApp instant messaging application. WhatsApp is offering its service for free on all Nokia Asha 210 phones for their lifespan. This free service seems to be offered in order to celebrate the Nokia - WhatsApp partnership. The phone comes with social apps like Facebook, Twitter and also with emails accounts like Google. This ensures that the users can reach their friends and family in not more than few clicks.

The new Nokia Asha 210 has a 2-megapixel camera, and a hard key is dedicated to access the camera even when the keypad is locked. The camera application also offers editing and sharing options. The camera options also includes the feature of self-portrait mode. The built-in voice guides the user to make sure they are in the frame, before they take a self-portrait snap.

The phone comes with Wi-Fi options to connect to a network. Also there is a button dedicated to turn on/off the phone's Wi-Fi connection. Nokia Asha 210 features the slam share option, which allows the users to share multimedia files via Bluetooth with no need of pairing the device with the other.

The new Nokia Asha 210 comes with Nokia Xpress Browser that uses Nokia's cloud technology. The phone also has Nokia Nearby, a web app that helps the user to browse or search for nearby places such as restaurants, ATMs, banks and shopping close to their location.

The phone also comes with single and dual-SIM variants, available in yellow, white, cyan, magenta and black colors. The phone is expected to start its shipping in the second quarter of this year and the estimated price of Nokia Asha 210 is around $72 (Rs. 3,900).

Key specifications of Nokia Asha 210
  • 2.4-inch QVGA display (240x320 resolution) (169 ppi)
  • 32MB RAM
  • Expandable storage up to 32GB
  • 2-megapixel rear camera with self-portrait feature
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, USB, FM radio
  • 111.5mm x 60mm x 11.8mm Dimension
  • 99.5 grams
  • 1200mAh battery
  • Series 40 Asha
  • Dedicated key for WhatsApp
  • Nokia Xpress Browser and Nokia Nearby application