Nokia Asha 309

This phone is a very good one for its price. Contains all necessary stuff, and additional offers like 40 EA Games for free. The following is a long-use review :nPros :n+ Responsive capacitive screen.n+ Fast app startup.n+ Symbian Anna like, snappy interface.n+ Fast phone startup.n+ Overall good performance.n+ Plays videos and audios pretty well, with good quality sound and equalizer.n+ Reasonably fast internet connectivity. (One touch WiFi and 2.5G)n+ Nokia Maps.n+ Other useful preloaded free (non trial limited) apps (notably Facebook, Twitter,n WhatsApp, Nimbuzz).n+ Acceptably good gallery interface.nCons :n- Poor photo/video capture quality.n- Inability to delete preloaded, trial limited apps.n- Inability to switch off camera sounds (not the phone's fault, it's apparently required byn law in India not to switch camera sounds off).n- Inability to update to latest software (at least in India)n- (Applicable to almost all S40 phones) Highly buggy media library auto (and manual) updaten- Software gets very buggy after a long period of use (constant restarting upon performing certain actions - like deleting the "recordings" and "WhatsApp" folders in the memory card)nnBut now that this item is permanently discontinued (thank heavens!), this review is no longer applicable.

Nokia has proved again, they are always the best brand for quality., Asha phones have a new look and they bring features of android with the new pull down notification bar. Overall the performance is very good for nokia asha 309, very fast and responsive touch. Build quality is very good, and an excellent battery backup. Battery lasted for 2 days on heavy wifi usage. Fast and fluid symbian OS makes the phone really good, though it lacks 3G option, it is the best phone for 4.5k ! Get this mobile, if you need a budget smartphone for normal web browsing and chatting and decent gaming ! Nokia is the best forever...nnQuality - 5/5nBattery - 5/5nWeb Browser - 4/5nOS - 4/5nTouch - 5/5