My husband is not a tech-savvy when it comes to mobile phones. He would rather use his laptop to check on his emails or browse the internet. When at work, he only wants a small lightweight phone with a good QWERTY keyboard and a decent battery life he could carry during his farm visits to answer phone calls or send text messages. Additionally, he is particular to a dual sim phone to accommodate his two sim cards.
We have found Nokia Asha 210 a nice yet cheap replacement for his two year old dual sim phone. It offers the basics of what you’d expect from a modern mobile phone. The unit’s simple boxy design and 97 grams weight makes it comfortable to use as it fits very well in the hand and can be use easily on one handed too.
Though the resolution is a bit poor and the lone 2 megapixel camera has no LED flash, we find it not too bad at all. The presence of a micro SD slot is an advantage to hold more memory for storage expansion. It is also equipped with GPRS/EDGE, Wifi, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, and an FM radio with FM recording. Most importantly, the keys are easy to feel and press.
Nokia Asha 210 is available in shades of black, yellow, magenta, white and cyan blue. My husband preferred the classic black and bought it for only Php3,390 at Citilight Telecom Center.
For more information on Nokia Asha 210, here are its detailed specifications.
Series 40 2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 – RM-924
Optional Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
BODY Dimensions: 111.5 x 60 x 11.8 mm, 76.3 cc (4.39 x 2.36 x 0.46 in)
Weight: 97.3 g (3.42 oz)
Keyboard: QWERTY
DISPLAY Type and size: TFT, 65K colors; 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches screen size (~167 ppi pixel density)
MEMORY: Internal 64 MB, 32 MB RAM with Card slot – microSD, up to 32 GB
SOUND:
Alert types: Vibration, MP3 ringtones
MP4/H.263/WMV player
MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC player
Stereo FM Radio with FM recording/Music Player
Loudspeaker
BATTERY: Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery (BL-4U)
Stand-by time – Up to 1104 h
Talk time – Up to 12 h
Music play – Up to 40 h
Camera: 2 MP camera, 1600×1200 pixels
Video: QCIF@10fps
Other features:
– 3.5mm AV connector
– Micro USB connector
– Phonebook up to1000 entries
– WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
– Slam via Bluetooth
– Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
– Games
– Organizer
– Voice memo
– Predictive text input