Nokia Asha 300

alaTest has collected and analyzed 167 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviews about the battery and value for money are on the whole positive. The responsiveness and camera are also appreciated, but many are critical about the features.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the Nokia Asha 300 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Nokia Asha 300 Review

 

Nokia launched their Asha range of feature phones, back in December 2011 and today we have with us, the Asha 300, the candy-bar feature phone, which was touted as one of the first phones to have Angry Birds pre-installed. Let's find out if this Series...

The Asha 300 is put together very well and we applaud Nokia for their craftsmanship. 3G support is also a bonus, but besides that there really isn’t anything going for this phone that would make you shell out seven large ones. Like we said, if it drops...

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Nokia Asha 300 review: King of ordinary

 

The Nokia Asha 300 may not exactly fit in with today's standards of newsworthy. With smartphones flexing their muscles at venues like CES, sporting ever-expanding app markets, HD screens and multi-core processors, it's hard to see how an entry-level...

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support ; Quad-band 3G with 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA ; Asha S40 Touch and Type platform ; 2.4" QVGA 256K-color resistive TFT touchscreen ; 1GHz processor ; 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM ; 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera ; VGA video...

No Wi-Fi (as opposed to Asha 303) ; No multitasking ; Fixed-focus camera ; No smart dialing ; No video-call camera ; Non-hot-swappable memory card

aim to cement Nokia's place in a market they have traditionally dominated

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Amazon review summary for the Nokia Asha 300

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of the Nokia Asha 300 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.5/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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100% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Nokia continues to disappoint

 

I've been using this phone sporadically for the past 6 months. It was given to me by a friend and my initial intention was to replace my aging Samsung E250 with it, but I was not happy with it so I've been using it as a back up only when traveling or...

touch screen and dial pad, camera, media player

Symbian OS, durability, call quality

Tough to say who it is for. The die-hard Nokia fan, if there are any left.

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Asha 300 cover

 

Great service & fast delivery. Nice bright case for my new phone - cover is a bit expensive but you get what you pay for!

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Good phone and affordable price

 

This phone is totally recommended , basic functions good signal excellent touchscreen applications and light.

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Great Phone

 

This phone is great, light weight, easy to use, the camera is decent and it is very compact and fits in my pocket. Texting is easy, the display is great and easy to see. The signal is much better than other phones.

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Nokia Soft Cover for Asha 300

 

Top quality and a perfect fit..good to hold, offers additional protection from damage if dropped and all button functions can be easily operated.

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An afordable and easy to use smartphone but with limitations

 

So far this phone is everything I expected; its easy to use, has a decent processor, stable software, good camera and lots of apps to download.

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dissapointed in colour choice

 

cover is good but wish it had been a brighter colour to help locate it in the rather full handbag.

Product Specifications

Camera

Autofocus: No
Built-in Camera: Yes
Built-in Flash: No
Video Resolution in Pixel:640 x 480 (VGA)

Configuration

Audio Playback: Yes
GPS Receiver: No
Integrated Radio:FM Radio
Integrated TV Tuner: No
Java: Yes
Push to Talk: No
Realtone: Yes
User Interface for Text:Touchscreen + Numeric Pad
Video Client: Yes

Connectivity

A2DP: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory Card Slot: Yes
Multi SIM Card: No
Near Field Communication: No
USB: Yes
WiFi Data Exchange: No

Data Transfer

EDGE: Yes
GPRS: Yes
HSCSD: No
HSDPA: Yes
Technology:GSM/PCN / WCDMA (UMTS)

Display

Display Technology:TFT Display
Number of Display Colours:262.144
Number of Displays:1

General Features

Design:Bar
EASY USE PHONE: No
Elderly Friendly Phone: No
Operating System:Nokia OS
Operator:3 / EE / LIFE MOBILE / MVNO / O2 / Orange / Sim Free / T-MOBILE / Tesco MB / Virgin / Vodafone
Product Type:Mobile Phone
Way of Buying:Contract / Prepay Pack / Sim Free

Messaging

E-Mail Functionality: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push email: Yes
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