The Asha 205 is being lauded by Nokia as their ‘most social’
phone ever. Designed with Facebook and Twitter in mind, this Nokia physical
keyboard phone is a marvellous example of a feature phone targeted at a young
audience who value the physical keyboard for high-volume text communication.
The keyboard boasts isolated keys, as well as quick-access
button. As well as the full keyboard, this phone even has a dedicated Facebook
hot key – the first time this feature has been included in a Nokia phone.
The phone comes with the Nokia Xpress browser. According to
Nokia, this software “uses cloud-based servers to reduce data volumes by 90%”.
The result, they say, is that the Nokia Asha 205 sips data rather than guzzling
it.
In addition to the physical keyboard, Nokia have included a
brand new sharing technology called ‘Slam’. This enables the user to instantly
share a file (a photo, for example) with the nearest Bluetooth-enabled device
without having to pair the devices first. Of course you can still send the
photo over social networks and email, but this feature is likely to prove
popular among users who want to share with a specific device rather than
broadcast on Facebook.
Dual SIM
One of the most important features (besides the physical
keyboard, of course) is the dual SIM. Not only does this allow for rapid
swapping of SIM cards, but it also enables the user to have both a work and a
personal number on the same handset. RIM claim to be simulating this separation
to some extent with their BB10 OS, but not to the extent that two separate
phone numbers can use the same handset.
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