Nokia has unveiled two new S40 series phones in Q4, 2012, the Nokia Asha 205 and Nokia 206. These both phones are available in single SIM and dual SIM versions. These are Nokia’s first mobile phones to include the new Nokia Slam Bluetooth quick sharing features. Both phones are ready for social networking with pre-loaded apps for social sites, and the Nokia Asha 205 even gets a dedicated Facebook button.
The new slam feature allows users to share photos, videos, contacts with Bluetooth-enabled phones without the need for pairing, and without the recipient needing to also have Slam. What you need to do is to bring two phones together, and content will be instantly shared via Bluetooth 2.1. Both phones come pre-loaded with several social network apps, including Facebook, Twitter, eBuddy, Google Talk. The single SIM version of 206 also gets Whatsapp pre-loaded.
The main features of Nokia Asha 205 and Nokia 206 is given below:
Nokia Asha 205 Features:
Nokai Asha 205 has the following features:
- Nokia Slam, to share content faster and easier
- Facebook Button
- User Interface of S40 series
- Dimensions of 113 x 61 x 13mm
- Weight of 94 grams
- Display is 2.4-inch 65k colour QVGA landscape QWERTY TFT display
- VGA camera
- Up to 100MB free user memory (can be increased up to 32GB micro-SD card)
- GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, 3.5 mm AV connector
- Battery Life: • Single SIM Model: 37 days standby / 11 hours talktime • Dual SIM Model: 25 days / 8 hours talktime
- Price: Rs. 6,000 (estimated)
Nokia 206 Features:
Nokia 206 has the following features:
- S40 series user interface
- Dimensions of 116 x 49.4 x 12.4mm
- Weight of 91 grams
- Display of 2.4-inch, 65k colour 320 x 240 QVGA TFT display
- 1.3 megapixel camera, video capturing capability
- 10MB free user memory with extended to 32GB micro-SD card
- GPRS/EDGE, 2.0 mm Charger Connector, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, 3.5 mm AV connector
- Battery Life: • Single SIM Model: 47 days standby / 20 hours talktime • Dual SIM Model: 25 days / 13 hours talktime
- Price: Rs. 6,000 (estimated)
