It seems that Nokia is pretty close to unleashing the Asha 210 in India, considering that the first device to ever flaunt a dedicated WhatsApp button has already grabbed a seat on a couple of online shopping outlets. However, none of the e-retailers have outlined a price or even spilled out a plausible release date for the phone.
Proffering a direct pathway to the cross-platform messaging app may be a pleasant development, but in a bid to become the ‘most social phone’ in its series, the Nokia Asha 210 will also ship with pre-loaded YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Since there will also be a dual SIM variant entering the market together with a single SIM model, the device offers the benefits of EasySwap technology.
The manufacturer stresses on the fact that users will be exposed to features like chat screen notifications and Wi-Fi on/off control button. It moreover makes it a point to state that the integrated 1,200mAh power pack should deliver a striking battery life of 46 days for single SIM variant buyers and 24 days for those who own the dual SIM unit.
It’s true that the front panel lacks an embedded webcam, but the gadget nevertheless provides a solution for satiating users’ needs to capture self portraits. It comes with an inbuilt voice which indicates whether people are in the frame or not while clicking images. Knowing how most pictures usually find their way onto various social networking sites, the Asha 210 makes it possible to edit photos right from the camera app and update it onto an SNS.
The Nokia Asha 210 may not be up for pre-order just yet, but those interested can still submit their details to either Saholic or Infibeam so as to be duly notified when the device arrives. While the former e-retailer’s offering in terms of color scheme has been limited to black only, the latter has laid down on the table variants drenched in blue, black and yellow.
Here are the main specifications of the handset at a glance:
– Display: 2.4-inch LCD Transmissive screen
– Resolution: 240 x 320 pixel
– Camera: 2MP primary with fixed focus and 4x digital zoom
– Expandable Memory: Up to 32GB
– RAM: 32MB
– Battery: 1,200mAh
– Connectivity: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.1
