Nokia Asha 230 Price - Asha Series Handsets
Nokia Asha 230 Price in Pakistan
Update: 3 Oct, 2014Nokia Asha 230 Review
A Glimpse:
This time Nokia has emerged with the most affordable touch model of the Asha series, that is, Nokia Asha 230. This full-touch operated gadget was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—the capital city of the autonomous community of Catalonia in Spain. It is a durable mobile phone with 2.8 inch large pleasant display, dual-SIM support, Assisted-GPS, Stereo FM Radio, microSD card slot (supporting up to 32 GB) and plenty of other awesome features. Discussed below are some of the outstanding features of the gadget which, if compared with the price of the gadget, make it best choice for the low income buyers:
Dual-SIM—Calling, Browsing, Texting & Swapping Made Easy:
Here the dual-SIM doesn’t simply mean that you can manage your personal and business contacts quite easily—it accounts for a lot more! The thing is that handset remembers your personalized settings for up to five different SIMs, thus enabling you swap very conveniently at any time you want. In addition, you can be sure that you are going to get the best deals on calls, browsing and texting.
Wonderful Color Patterns with Asha Motion App:
With reasonable Nokia Asha 230 price in Pakistan, the device caters to the needs of even those who are looking for vibrant colors in their life. Here, you need not be content simply with the refreshing 6 outer shell shades (Bright Red, Bright Green, Yellow, Cyan, Black and White), as the built-in Asha Motion app has something special for you. Owing to the availability of this application, as you simply tilt, spin or shake the gadget, different wild and wonderful patterns are created which you can save as backgrounds and share with your friends, thus adding a little extra delight to your Asha experience.
Great Entertainment and Social Networking:
For killing your leisure time, there is a variety of super smart apps which bring you advanced social networking features. Included in the entertainment stuff, there is a gift of as many as 10 free games that will render you round-the-clock entertainment. Moreover, in the whopping 32GB microSD card storage, you can store all audio & video media files, games and any other kind of entertainment stuff. The primary camera sensor not only shoots beautiful stills for you, but also records medium quality videos. Similarly, with the help of Stereo Radio system, you can listen to your favorite FM channels with superior sound quality. The great apps, like WhatsApp, WeChat, LINE and LinkedIn, enable you stay connected with the world and get all your important social notifications directly on your home screen.
Efficient Power Management:
The standard 1020 mAh capacity of the removable battery and highly efficient power management will definitely inspire the potential buyers to buy Nokia Asha 230. It is surprising to note that the battery is powerful enough to give you the whopping music playback time of 42 hours, along with 8 and 6 hours of video playback and cellular network browsing, respectively. The dual-SIM standby of 21 days is just awesome.
Bottom Line:
Once you compare the surprisingly low Nokia Asha 230 price with its appealing specs, only then you will be able to realize the true worth of the gadget. This intermediate type of smart handset contains many high end features which make it stand superior among its competitors.
Nokia Asha 230 Specifications
Announced/Release Date
- Announced 2014, February
- Status Available. Released 2014, February
Internet Functions
- Facebook Yes
- Youtube Yes
- Google Search Yes
- Twitter Yes
- Browser HTML
Connectivity Features
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) Yes, microUSB v2.0
- Bluetooth Connection Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
- GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Up to 42.8 kbps
- EDGE Up to 236.8 kbps
- WLAN For Connecting Internet No
- NFC (Near Field Communication) No
- 3G (Speed) No
Battery Type And Timing
- Battery Li-Ion 1020 mAh battery (BL-5C)
- Stand-by Time (Approx.) Up to 792 h / Up to 504 h (Dual SIM)
- Talk Time (Approx.) Up to 11 h / Up to 12 h (Dual SIM)
- Music Play Time Up to 42 h
Hardware And Memory
- OS (Operating System) Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
- CPU Capacity No
- Chipset No
- GPU For Graphics No
- Internal Memory N/A
- External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB
- RAM and ROM 64 MB RAM
Network Coverage And SIM Info
- 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - RM-987 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - RM-986
- 3G Network No
- 4G Network No
- SIM Type Optional Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Body Structure And Style
- Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
- Display Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches
- Body Weight 89.3 g
- Body Dimensions 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
- Colors Bright Red, Yellow, Bright Green, White, Cyan, Black
Camera And Multimedia
- Backside Camera (Primary) 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels
- Frontside Camera (Secondary) No
- Photo Editor Yes
- Video Recording Quality Yes, QVGA@25fps
- Audio Player Support MP3/WAV/AAC player
- Video Player (File Types) MP4/H.263 player
- Radio Stereo FM radio
- 3.5mm jack Yes
- Loudspeaker Yes
Business Features
- Document Editor No
- MS Word Support Yes
Nokia Asha 230 Features
- Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
- Accelerometer, proximity sensors
- Audio and Video Players
- A-GPS support only
- Photo editor
- 1.3 MP Camera
- Optional Dual SIM
- Bright Red, Yellow, Bright Green, White, Cyan, Black Colors available
