(The picture above shows the Nokia 220 in yellow casing and Nokia Asha 230 in green casing)
Building on the success of the Nokia 110, the Nokia 220 is Nokia’s most affordable data phone to date. This internet-ready device is priced at just €29. (Prices exclude any local taxes or operator subsidies). It offers a first experience of internet services, social networks and Bing search, moving Nokia further in its mission to connect the next billion.
The Nokia 220 uses the cloud powered Nokia Xpress Browser with Microsoft Bing search enabling you to search and surf the internet longer and for less.
As well as an in-built MP3 player, video player and FM radio (headset required), six high-quality Gameloft games – Asphalt 6 Adrenaline, Assassin Creed, Block Breaker 3, Brain Challenge 3 and Modern Combat 2 – come pre-loaded, offering even more fun on already-great devices.
The Nokia 220 support GSM 900/1800 bandwidths and possess an amazing 13-hour talk time. What’s more exceptional is that it’ll playback your media for up to 51 hours in one stint.
The Nokia 220 house a 2.4-inch color screen, a 2-megapixel camera and up to 32GB microSD card support.
Connectivity wise, the Nokia 220 has a micro USB port for data transfer and charging, and Bluetooth 2.1 with Nokia SLAM; a feature that allows you to share multimedia content like photos and videos with nearby friends, wirelessly, and almost instantly.
There is an integrated flashlight and the baattery standby times reach 24 days for the Dual-SIM model and 29 days for the Single-SIM.
Like many other Nokia devices, there will also be a Dual-SIM model of the Nokia 220.
It will be available for sale immediately.
The Nokia Asha 230, priced at €45, is no less ground-breaking. It offers a fresh, bright design and a full touch-screen experience at a jaw-dropping price, with access to key social networking apps and Microsoft services like OneDrive.
The in-built Nokia Xpress Browser is a cloud-powered browser that compresses Internet data, making your mobile Internet experience more efficient. Web pages load faster and it also helps keep running costs down, since you consume less data.
The Nokia Asha 230 also supports Microsoft Bing search via the Nokia Xpress Browser.
Being a quad-band GSM phone – supporting 850/900/1800/1900MHz frequencies – the Nokia Asha 230 can be used almost anywhere in the world. Bluetooth 3.0 with Nokia’s innovative SLAM technology – allowing you to wirelessly transfer images between compatible devices – is also built right into the Nokia Asha 230 for maximum versatility.
Sporting a 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive display, the Nokia Asha 230 is a superb personal assistant, using online HERE Maps (downloadable from the Nokia store) to direct you to your destination by foot, car and public transportation.
Battery talk time runs up to 12 hours on the Dual-SIM model and an incredible 33 days of standby – that’s more than a month! – on the single-SIM device.
The Nokia Asha 230 is also available for sale immediately.
