Nokia Asha 309: specifications and reviews

Phones from the Finnish company have always been reliable, functional and attractive prices. Nokia Asha 309 is an affordable practical phone model that costs 4000 rubles and competes with smartphones on Android. Gradually disappear simple mobiles, giants in the market of gadgets have long been aimed at the release of "Android" devices. What can surprise the Nokia Asha 309 modern user?

Equipment

The device comes in a standard box from Nokia. It has only the manufacturer's logos and technical specifications. Inside, except the phone, is a charger, battery, headset, micro-USB cable and a 2 GB memory card. Despite the budget, packaging materials are quite expensive and look good. The bundle is not the main thing, so let's go further.

Appearance

For sale Nokia Asha 309 in two colors: black and white. Regardless of the choice, the frame around the screen will be dark. The phone is made of high quality plastic, the buttons are made of metal. The design of the device is similar to that of the previous models of the line, which is not surprising. Dimensions of the Nokia Asha 309 is slightly larger than that of its "older brothers", but this increase can not be called critical. The handset lies well in the hand, it is convenient to operate and with one hand.

Almost the whole front side is occupied by the touch screen. At the top there is a speaker, a front camera and sensors here you will not see. On the perimeter there is a silver frame. At the bottom there are two mechanical buttons.

The top end is occupied by a charging connector, a microSD port and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Phone Nokia Asha 309 has support for memory cards. The entrance is on the left side, there is also an opening for strap attachment. On the left side - the screen lock button and volume control. The keys are made slightly protruding above the body.

The back cover is two-layered, which looks pretty interesting. It does not collect fingerprints and scratches. At the top is the camera, just below - the company logo. The speaker is located in the lower right corner. Cover Nokia Asha 309 (firmware on the phone is on the official website) is removed by means of a small deepening. By the way, it keeps pretty tight, does not play and does not hang. Below it is the battery and the standard tray for the SIM card.

The design of the phone is primarily made as convenient as possible. All the details are perfectly adjusted, there are not huge gaps. In general, the appearance is fully consistent with the price.

Screen

The 3-inch screen has become the main feature of the Nokia Asha 309. User reviews indicate a good sensor sensitivity and excellent color rendering. The resolution is 240 x 400 pixels. This capacitive display, which makes the model more interesting than the previous ones in the Asha line. The screen is nice to use, the interface works smoothly. The brightness is at a sufficient level, when the viewing angle changes, fading and distortion of the image does not occur. There is no automatic brightness adjustment here.

Camera

A simple 2 MP camera is installed. Focus is fixed. There is a possibility of shooting in portrait and landscape modes. There are several buttons for adjusting and switching shooting options. There are a number of modes that allow you to make photos more original. The maximum resolution of the photo is 1600 x 1200 pixels. The camera is easy to use and takes pictures of average quality. The video is recorded in a modest resolution of 176 x 144 pixels. The captured material is stored in the phone memory or on a memory card. Can be moved to a personal computer via micro-USB.

Communications

Do not be left without communications Nokia Asha 309. The characteristics of the supported networks - GSM 900/1800. Built-in Bluetooth 2.1, which has an A2DP profile, which allows you to connect a wireless headset. There is also Wi-Fi, which works steadily even with a weak signal.

Interface

The basis of the phone is the recycled operating system of Series 40. The lock screen now displays hours and notifications of missed events. To unlock, use the gesture with your finger from left to right or vice versa. The desktop contains information about the network status, time, date, selected profile, battery level. There are also icons for accessing the phone book and other application shortcuts. Settings allow you to select the icons that will be displayed on the main screen.

Transitions between menu windows are performed smoothly. It is possible to set skins and change the main picture. The notification window always opens quickly, where you can access Wi-Fi management and data transfer.

Phone book

The mobile memory can hold up to 2000 numbers. You search for contacts by entering the first letters of the name in a special line. By the way, by name the search is not performed. No problem copying contacts to the SIM-card and vice versa. It is possible to customize the display format. One contact can be assigned several numbers, e-mail, a certain melody, and also specify a birthday. The length of the lines must not exceed 50 characters.

Posts

Accepted SMS are grouped into horizontal lists. Here you can delete unnecessary, save in drafts, and also merge messages into dialogs. The set is made in the usual way, for sending a contact is selected from the phone book or entered manually. You can include a picture, video or note in the message.

The keyboard is presented in two forms: QWERTY and an option in which there are several symbols on each key. The typing is fast enough, despite the small diagonal.

Autonomy

The battery received a capacity of 1110 mAh. The phone has enough problems for 5 days at an average load. In the talk mode Nokia Asha 309 can withstand 17 hours, the player - 54 hours. If used for short calls, then full charge is enough for more than a week.

The result

The phone turned out to be functional and convenient. A sufficient volume level and good vibration does not allow you to skip incoming calls. By autonomy, the phone is far superior to many competitors in the price category.

Pros:

• Attractive design;
• High-quality display;
• Good autonomy;
• low cost.

Minuses:

• The camera takes pictures of low quality;
• Lack of 3G.

The phone will be a good choice for those who do not want to purchase a device on "Android."