Nokia unveils £65 budget phone with 48 DAYS of standby battery life
Nokia has revealed a budget phone with a 48 day standby time.
The Asha 501 is aimed at people who cannot afford a smartphone, but want to upgrade.
Nokia has worked with developers such as Facebook and Twitter to make apps for the phone.
The low-income smartphone: Nokia says it's aiming to make 'high-end design and quality accessible to more people' with the launch of its new Asha 501, 1200 mAh battery and accompanying software platform
'The new Nokia Asha 501 raises the bar for what is possible in affordable smartphone design and optimisation,' said Timo Toikkanen, executive vice president, Mobile Phones, Nokia. It offers 17 hours of talk time, 56 hours of music playback and 48 days of standby time on 2G networks, the Finland based phone manufacturer says.
'The synergy between the physical design and the engine that is the new Asha platform has created a smartphone with both style and substance at a great price.'
It comes as Apple is believed to be preparing a budget version of its iPhone with a plastic case, which could go on sale later this year according to some reports.
Nokia says it’s aiming to make ‘high-end design and quality accessible to more people’ with the launch of its new Asha 501, 1200 mAh battery and accompanying software platform.
The Asha 501 will come in red, blue, black, yellow, white and green while its hardware is set to include a 3″ multi-touch screen, Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity, as well as 3.2 Mega Pixel camera and a MicroSD memory option, which is expandable up to 32 GB.
Experts say the handset could prove popular with budget buyers.
'Nokia has surpassed expectations of what’s achievable in the sub-100 USD phone category with a new Asha handset that is unlike any other, with design cues from Lumia and a mix of features, services and affordability that is valued by price-conscious buyers,' said Neil Mawston, executive director, Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics.
'This is a welcome addition to the market and a refreshing option for consumers looking to upgrade from feature phones.'
Multiple colors: The Asha 501 will come in red, blue, black, yellow, white and green
The Asha 501 will not support 3G or 4G data speeds, though the phone will comes equipped with the new Nokia Xpress Browser, according to Nokia.
Xpress Browser compresses Internet data by ‘up to 90 per cent,’ the phone manufacturer says, which would make mobile browsing more accessible in emerging markets and offer all users cheaper data options.
The company’s new Asha mobile operating system has already attracted app developers from some of the most popular content creators for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
Those apps include Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, CNN, ESPN, The Weather Channel and Twitter.
Hardware: The Asha 501's hardware is set to include a 3¿ multi-touch screen, Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity, as well as 3.2 Mega Pixel camera and a MicroSD memory option, which is expandable up to 32 GB
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