Nokia Asha 311 v Nokia Asha 305: Which One Will You Choose As Your Last Feature Phone?

Nokia has recently launched two of its most affordable and classy designs. Both are masters of their own fields. Nokia Asha 311 provides social networking facilities and others. It guides through Facebook, Twitter and instant updates. The Nokia Asha 305 is a high end Dual SIM phone from Nokia. Both the phones are stunning in looks and efficient in functioning.

Display

The Nokia Asha 311 sports a TFT capacitive touchscreen of 3inches. It has a screen resolution of 240 x 400MP resolutions, 65k. While the Nokia Asha 305 sports a 3 inch TFT Resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. Both the phones support a multi touch screen. However, Nokia Asha 311 features ambient light sensor, proximity sensor and scratch resistant glass whereas Nokia Asha 305 does not render any such features.

Camera

Nokia Asha 311 features 3.2 MP camera with 2048 x 1536 pixels with exposure compensation, sequence mode, full screen viewfinder, Auto Exposure, Auto while Balance, Manual White Balance, Full Focus, Self-Timer with 4 x digital zoom and 640 x 480 video resolution @ 25 fps. The Nokia Asha 305 features a 2 MP camera with a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels with Auto White Balance, Self-Timer, Still Image Editor, Exposure Compensation, Landscape Orientation and Manual White Balance with 4 x Digital zoom and 176 x 144 video resolutions @ 10 fps.

Operating System

The Nokia Asha 305 runs on Nokia Series 40 UI and Nokia Asha 311 also runs on the same Operating system.

Build

The Nokia 311 has a dimension of 4.17 x 2.05 x 0.5 inches with a weight of 95 gm while Nokia Asha 305 has a dimension of 4.34 x 2.12 x .5 inches with a weight of 98 gm.

Battery

The Nokia Asha 311 has a battery of 1110 mAh with 40 hour music play backup. It renders a talk time of 7 hours 20 minutes and standby time of 711 hours. It renders a standby of 781 hours with 3G. The Nokia Asha 305 has a battery of 1110 mAh with 14 hours talk time and 528 hours of standby with 40 hours of music play and 9 hours 30 minutes of video play.

Processor

The Nokia Asha 311 has ARM11 single core processor of 1GHz with 128 MB of RAM and 140 MB of built in storage. The memory can be expanded up to 32 GB with a help of MicroSD slot. The Nokia Asha 305 has a 32 MB of RAM and 10 MB of built in storage. The internal memory can be expandable up to 32 GB. The processor details are not disclosed by Nokia.

Multimedia

The Nokia Asha 311 features albums, artists, genre and playlists filters with formats supported MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, MP4, AMR and MIDI. The supported video playback formats are MPEG4, H.263, WMV, and AVI, 3GPP with FM and recording options. The Nokia Asha 305 features filters of album, playlist, genre and artist with supporting format of MO3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, MP4, AMR and MIDI. The video formats supported are MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, AVI and 3GPPP.

Connectivity

Nokia Asha 311 supports connectivity in the form of Bluetooth 2.1, Wi Fi802.11 b/ g/ n, USB 2.0, microUSB, USB charging, 3.5 mm headphone, Computer sync, OTA sync and SyncML. The Nokia Asha 305 supports connectivity of Bluetooth 2.1m USB 2.0, MicroUSB, USB charging option, Computer Sync, OTA sync and SyncML.

Price

The Nokia Asha 311 price is INR 5,790 while the Nokia Asha 305 is priced at INR 3,999.

Technology

The Nokia 305 is a dual SIM phone with EDGE, GPRS, and navigation support. The Nokia Asha 311 is a single SIM phone with Wi Fi, GSM 850, 900, 1200, 1700, 1900 and 2100 MHz. It supports global roaming

Conclusion

With features like calendar, Alarm, To Do list, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Google Talk, MSN, and Windows Live Nokia Asha 311 is a great device for those who wish for a cheap Smartphone. The features of Nokia Asha 305 include SMS, MMS, POP3, SMTP, IMAP, Calendar, Alarm, To Do List, makes this device also an extremely sought after phoneme amongst those who seek for a low budgeted Smartphone. Both are great phones.