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Specifications of Nokia Asha 309

Nokia Asha 309 is now available for purchase in India via Infibeam for Rs 6,000. The Indian retailer offers the feature-phone in two colors: black and white.

The handset sports a 3.0-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports 240 x 400 pixels resolution and packs a 2-megapixel rear camera with video recording.

On the inside, Nokia Asha 309 features 128 MB of ROM, 64 MB of RAM and 20 MB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 32 GB via microSD memory card. 

The phone is powered by a 1110 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is rated by the manufacturer for up to 650 hours of standby time or up to 6 hours of talk time.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Length :109.9 mm
• Width : 54 mm
• Thickness : 13.2 mm
• Weight :102 gm

Display

• Touch Screen : Capacitive Multipoint-Touch
• Screen Size : 3 Inch
• Screen Type : LCD Transmissive
• Display Orientation : Portrait
• Resolution : 240 x 400 Pixels
• Number of Colors : 65536
• Other Display Features : Light Time-Out,  Tactile Feedback, Orientation Sensor

Special Features

• WAP Browser : Nokia Browser for Series 40
• Operating System : Nokia OS
• Development Technology : Java, Series 40 Web Apps
• Frequency Band : GSM 850/ GSM 900/ GSM 1800/ GSM 1900
• Data Speed (Upload) : GPRS MSC 12 - 85.6 kbit/s
• Data Speed (Download) : EGPRS MSC 12 - 236.8 kbit/s
• Gaming Features : Accelerometer, Touch UI, Java Games
• General Security Features : Device Lock
• Device Startup Security : Device Passcode, PIN Code
• User Input : Touch

Physical Keys 

• Send
• Volume
• Lock
• Call
• Combined End and Power Key

Memory

• Internal Memory : 64 MB
• Memory Card Type : MicroSD
• Extensible Memory : 32 GB
• Mass Memory : 128 MB

Camera

• MegaPixel : 2.0 MP
• Camera Resolution : 1600 x 1200 Pixels
• Graphics Format : JPEG/ DCF/ BMP/ GIF89a/ EXIF/ PNG/ WBMP/ GIF87a
• Focus Type : Fixed
• Video Camera Resolution : 176 x 144 Pixels
• Video Playback Frame Rate : 15 fps
• Video Zoom : Yes
• Video White Balance Modes : Fluorescent, Automatic, Daylight, Lightbulb

Other Camera Features

• Landscape Orientation
• Exposure Compensation
• Auto and Manual White Balance
• Still Image Editor
• Full Screen Viewfinder
• Self Timer
• Center Weighted Auto Exposure

Multimedia

• FM Radio : Yes 
• Audio Format : MF, ASF, WAV, MXMF, MP4, AAC, AMR, MP3, AWB, M4V, M4A, AVI, NRT, WMA, 3GP, 3G2, MIDI, WMV 
• Audio Recording : Mono 
• Noise Cancellation : Yes 
• Voice and Audio Recording : AMR, AMR-NB 
• Speech Codecs : GSM FR, AMR-NB, GSM HR, EFR, Codecs-MP3, G.729, LPCM, AMR-NB, MIDI, WMA 10 Pro, GSM FR, WMA 9, a-law, NRT, G.711, SP-MIDI, Mobile XMF, AAC LTP, WMA 10, AAC LC, mu-law, AAC+/HEAAC, eAAC+/HEAACv2 
• DRM Support : OMA DRM 1, OMA DRM 2, OMA DRM 2 video 
• Contacts Management : 2000

Radio Features

• Stereo FM Radio
• Radio Recording
• FM Radio
• FM Radio with RDS

Connectivity

• Bluetooth : Bluetooth 3.0
• GPS Support : Nokia Maps
• Wireless Connectivity : WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g
• Syncronization : Remote SyncML Synchronisation
• Supported Web Technologies and Protocols : WAP 1.1, XML, XHTML over WAP, HTML 3.2, XHTML, WAP 2.0, WAP 1.2.1, CSS, WAP, HTML over TCP/IP, HTML, WAP 1.1 + Push, HTML 4.0 (XHTML 1.1), XHTML over TCP/IP

Connector

• Micro-USB 2.0
• 3.5 mm Nokia AV Connector
• 2.0 mm Charging Connector

Messaging Features

• Email Protocols : SMTP, IMAP4, IMAPS, POP3
• Email Features : HTML Email, Email Attachments, OMA Email Notifications, Viewing of Email Attachments
• Supported Instant Messaging Services : Google Talk, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook Chat, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger, Nokia Chat
• Email Solution :, OMA E-mail Notification v1.0, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Nokia Messaging, Gmail, Nokia Mail

Other Messaging Features

• Flash Messaging
• Instant Messaging
• Concatenated SMS for Long Messages
• Multiple SMS Deletion
• Conversational SMS for Chat-Style SMS
• Text Messaging
• Picture Messaging
• Unified MMS/SMS Editor
• Automatic Resizing of Images for MMS
• Multimedia Messaging

Personal Information Management

• Dictionary
• Digital Clock
• Alarm Clock with Ring Tones
• Recorder
• Calculator
• Clock
• Calendar
• Phonebook
• Fixed Dialling Number
• Notes
• Alarm Clock
• Reminders
• To-Do List

Power Management

• Battery Type : BL-4U
• Capacity : 1110 mAh
• Battery Voltage : 3.7 V
• Talk Time (2G) : 6 h
• Standby Time (2G) : 650 h

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