Nokia officially launches in Nokia Asha 200 in the Philippines with the suggested retail price of PhP3, 500. This full QWERTY smartphone is a dual SIM device where user can easily swap SIM any time they want without turning it off because the second SIM slot is located as the side of the mobile phone. So that sms, calling and web browsing will not be interrupted anytime we wanted to replace one of the SIM card in the device and it is accessible to all network SIMs here in the country.
The actual dimension of this smartphone is 115.4 x 61.1 x 14 mm and weighs 105 grams. It has a screen size of 2.4 inches (320 x 240 pixels) with 256K color.
The Nokia Asha 200 comes in four vibrant colors such as Graphite, Pink, Aqua, Green, Orange, Blue, and Pearl White. It gives mobile users to express and play around with the color that suits their personality and lifestyle. Being it is a smartphone, it has a dedicated key for immediate access to favorite email and chat services through Nokia Messaging, and features an SMS view that shows an entire text message chain on the screen, to make chatting with friends easier and faster.
With the easy swap dual SIM feature, Nokia Asha 200 you can assign a name, logo and ringtone for up to 5 SIM cards, so you actually fully personalize all your contacts and groups with this smartphone. For those who love taking photos and videos, the device has a 2MP camera (1600×1200 pixels) and 176×144@10fps video recording. Aside from that it has FM radio where you can listen with your favorite station anytime you want it as a pair of regular Nokia earpiece that can be used for calling too is available in the packaging.
Aside from the Nokia Messaging Mail & Chat 3.2, it has an integrated Social Network features and Nokia Store where you can download applications, themes, games, ringtones and wallpapers. Nokia Asha 200 has an internal memory of 10MB and has an external memory slot that can accommodate up to 32 GB microSD memory card. And lastly, it uses Nokia Standard battery, Li-Ion 1430 mAh (BL-5J) where standby time 552 hours and 7 hour talk time.
The Nokia Asha 200 is now available in all Nokia Stores nationwide and licensed distributor. For more information visit http://www.nokia.com.ph.