Nokia Asha 501 goes official, brings new Asha platform

09 May, 2013
The new phone also debuts a new platform with multitasking and heavy social networking integration.

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  • YTZ
  • 13 May 2013

why are so negative? of course this phone is cheap

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    • Ammy
    • rAe
    • 13 May 2013

    Its quiet awesome but i should go with 3G version! good job nokia

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      • AnonD-113544
      • t1$
      • 13 May 2013

      Nokia Asha seems tough to compete with android devices coz there's wide range of choice and over several brands in Android OS....

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        • GO. Palan
        • bJf
        • 13 May 2013

        Abhinav, 10 May 2013Theres a lot of difference between nokia's plastic and sams... morenokia phones has always bulky poor design

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          • AnonD-144778
          • 2F6
          • 12 May 2013

          nokia is in talks with whatsapp ppl.. soon it is goin 2 come on nokia 501

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            • Human
            • fxH
            • 12 May 2013

            nokia should release a midrange phone with Nokia Asha software platform 1.0 os with dual sim & 3g (nokia doesnt have any dual sim phone with 3g), 3.5" screen with VGA screen resolution, 1ghz processor, 256mb ram, vga video recording @ 30fps, gorilla glass, fm radio with built in antenna & fm recording, wifi hotspot, document viewer/editor and at least 1300mah battery

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              • Linda
              • YTJ
              • 12 May 2013

              They are flooding the market with cheap ashas( or ashes?) since they cant do much in the smartphone category.

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                • Toby
                • YTJ
                • 12 May 2013

                Nekko, 11 May 2013"This"(Asha OS), sir, is much more advanced than ... moresir, this looks like a chinese copy of iphone with chinese ios.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pd9
                  • 12 May 2013

                  Nekko, 11 May 2013"This"(Asha OS), sir, is much more advanced than ... morewhere can i see it to multitask ?

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                    • Lp5
                    • 12 May 2013

                    64 MB RAM?! Is it possible?

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                      • KFM
                      • 11 May 2013

                      Kevin, 11 May 2013Look like mp3 player Has also similarity to iphone.

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                        • Kevin
                        • 819
                        • 11 May 2013

                        Look like mp3 player

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                          • Nekko
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                          • 11 May 2013

                          Anonymous, 10 May 2013Nokia dumped Symbian, Meego, and S40 for this???"This"(Asha OS), sir, is much more advanced than iOS on iPhone. Multitasking, built in file manager, mass storage mode, bluetooth file transfer.. It even has a notification tray!(take that WP8). It is only limited by its hardware currently. Put in HD screen and Pureview camera it will cannibalize the Lumia series till extinction

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                            • N7D
                            • 11 May 2013

                            Nokia lumia will get some serious competition once the midrange and high end new ashas come out.

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                              • t}U
                              • 11 May 2013

                              Great job Nokia, dis is called innovation... I will buy it..

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                                • t}U
                                • 11 May 2013

                                AnonD-80914, 11 May 2013Another terrible Asha with ordinary battery life and build ... moreHei, 48 days standby time and u said terrible battery... And about d multitask, it can multitask.. Check 501 video on youtube. If u don't have idea about anything, dnt post comment here like dumb..

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • miW
                                  • 11 May 2013

                                  nith, 10 May 2013Good that MeeGo is back.Dumping it earlier was a blunder by... moreThis isn't Meego, it's an operating system based on the acquisition of Smarterphone.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 3$t
                                    • 11 May 2013

                                    AnonD-26572, 10 May 2013Because you used the word Fandroid. D'oh!Nice try. How is calling you a fandroid an attack on Android?

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                                      • samantha
                                      • t1$
                                      • 11 May 2013

                                      nokia back in action..

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                                        • AnonD-80914
                                        • Nsa
                                        • 11 May 2013

                                        Another terrible Asha with ordinary battery life and build quality. A 1200 battery? Lol. No matter how efficient they boast, I'm not buying it. Put at least 1700 and we'll talk Nokia.
                                        Also,a "new" OS still based off S40? Seriously? S40 cannot multitask.It's more of pausing, like a bookmark. Haha.