Nokia launches 3 Asha series handsets

Nokia unveils three new Asha Touch family of mobile devices - the Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306 and Nokia Asha 311. The Nokia Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311 offer a new and re-designed touch user interface.

Nokia Asha 311 is a 3.5G capacitive touchscreen device, powered by a 1GHz processor. Nokia Asha 305 is a dual SIM. Nokia Asha 306 is a single SIM model, and becomes Nokia's affordable Wi-Fi handset.

The new devices take advantage of the Nokia Browser 2.0, a major recent update which uses Nokia's cloud technology to reduce data consumption by up to 90%. Nokia Browser's Download Manager feature helps consumers to manage external content easily, saving music, video or pictures on a memory card, while surfing the internet.

"By introducing the Asha Touch phones to the market, we're accelerating our commitment to connect the next billion consumers," said Mary T. McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president for Mobile Phones. "These phones deliver on what young, urban people value most -- a great-looking device; and an intuitive and affordable experience for connecting to the internet, to their friends, and to a world of entertainment, web apps and content."