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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  • 10 May 2013

Good that MeeGo is back.Dumping it earlier was a blunder by Nokia.

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    • AnonD-140518
    • KAY
    • 10 May 2013

    its nice ph...touch sensitive wonderful and new Ul is like awesome for mid range...i'm using s2 but now a going to switch to lumia

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      • AnonD-26572
      • mxU
      • 10 May 2013

      Anonymous, 10 May 2013No it doesn't. It's always fandroids. Obviously it comes ba... moreBecause you used the word Fandroid. D'oh!

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        • AnonD-60243
        • N7A
        • 10 May 2013

        Well truly,it was time to shift gears! This new series is great. Cant wait for its midrange and high end handsets. Cant also wait for may 14. Nokia,connecting people :D

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          • Sage
          • N7D
          • 10 May 2013

          Haha the phone is already making headlines
          pple will rush to get the mid level and high end new ashas.
          just look at the battery endurance-with that there is no need of constanly charging it
          long live Nokia.

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            • t@y
            • 10 May 2013

            vick, 10 May 2013some of the asha phones do not support whatsapp. Even asha ... moreHei from April, all asha phone support whatsapp. M using whatsapp on asha 308

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              • Anonymous
              • t75
              • 10 May 2013

              Nokia dumped Symbian, Meego, and S40 for this???

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                • sree
                • uvL
                • 10 May 2013

                good but not better from it's competitors,we are expecting more.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • m2}
                  • 10 May 2013

                  only nokia can launch a feature phone that reaches gsmarena's 2nd most popular phone for a day.

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                    • sam
                    • t1$
                    • 10 May 2013

                    oh..! come on.. i just love nokia's strategies! ..they r getting back in game, nw they bought this kind feature smart phone in the developing regions. n to mention nokia put the polycarbonate back on it. 3.2 cam at 5k..n a new all swipe interface on it inspired 4m popular meeGo ! ..love it :)

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                      • Abhinav
                      • vbx
                      • 10 May 2013

                      Theres a lot of difference between nokia's plastic and samsung's.U dont feel secure with samsung's.Haha

                        AnonD-86510, 10 May 2013Are you expecting a gold phone for 5K. it is also made of ... moreagree this fone is made of plastic ,
                        but the same quality(or worse) is used in the GALAXY SIII

                        got it :)

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                          • Anonymous
                          • fCR
                          • 10 May 2013

                          first of all, nokia is offering a great social experiance at 5k, with apps that other phones at this price dont offer. Like nokia music and maps, dont forget twitter and whatsapp. Plus a brand new UI, more refined, and an amazing battery life. And still people have problems, what more do you expect at this price.?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • K6m
                            • 10 May 2013

                            Anonymous, 10 May 2013Hahahaha... Are you assuming it is made of gold. It is als... moreStill more durable than galaxy S3. You have no idea about nokia plastic my friend.

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                              • shoiking
                              • 6Q4
                              • 10 May 2013

                              keep making these crap phones. wouldnt symbian better than these. it took 4 years to reach s40 to this type of functunality. most poor strategy ever seen in my life. alas Nokia

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                                • Vick
                                • PSL
                                • 10 May 2013

                                AnonD-86510, 10 May 2013Are you expecting a gold phone for 5K. it is also made of ... moreFor 5k we get a plactic covered mobile. but we don't expect this in the 15K+ mobiles. And i don't know why u mentioned gold where can u get only nearly 1.5 grams of gold with 5k

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                                  • vick
                                  • PSL
                                  • 10 May 2013

                                  AnonD-144017, 10 May 2013Will Whatsapp and viber type applications work on it? some of the asha phones do not support whatsapp. Even asha 501 do not support whatsapp. But Nokia resources confirmed that there will be whatsapp application supporting this device by the end of Q3.

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                                    • GZ1
                                    • 10 May 2013

                                    Vick, 10 May 2013Nice features for 5K. People expecting more for 5K can go f... moreAre you expecting a gold phone for 5K. it is also made of very cheap plastic.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • GZ1
                                      • 10 May 2013

                                      Vick, 10 May 2013Nice features for 5K. People expecting more for 5K can go f... moreHahahaha... Are you assuming it is made of gold. It is also made of very cheap plastic. Don't expect more than that from Nokia.

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                                        • zumm
                                        • mtX
                                        • 10 May 2013

                                        looks like I should've waited instead of buying prestigio for myself.
                                        on the other hand, this's gonna be perfect for my mom