Overview of the smartphone Nokia Asha 311

In the summer of 2012, the official debut of the Nokia Asha 311 smartphone took place. The reviews of most users characterize it as a stylish device with a capacitive three-inch display, which is an excellent solution for visitors to various social networks. In addition, the device is characterized by an optimal combination of price, good performance and convenient management. More details about the model will be discussed later.

Appearance

The manufacturer has created a model, the design of which can satisfy almost every taste. Its dimensions are 106h52h12, 9 mm, and this despite the fact that it weighs only 95 grams. The body of the device can be made in burgundy, graphite, blue and sandy white. Due to its solid and at the same time original appearance, the Nokia 311 Asha phone is in demand not only among the youth, but also in the more mature generation. The body is made of durable plastic, while the two physical buttons along with the eyelet of the chamber are made of metal. On the left side, you can see only the eyelet for securing the strap, while the right end has a larger functional purpose. Here is the button for locking the display and adjusting the volume. As for the connectors and slots, they are installed from above. As evidenced by the feedback of the owners of this device, users of fingerprints can remain on red and gray devices.

The basic controls of Nokia Asha 311 are located approximately in the same places, where in other devices representing this line. In particular, under the touch screen are small in size physical keys for receiving and resetting incoming calls. As for the back side of the device, here at the top you can find the camera, and from the bottom - the external speaker.

Screen

In the Nokia Asha 311 smartphone, the screen characteristics are far from being the most important advantage. The modification is completed with a three-inch touch screen, which is protected by the hardened durable glass "Gorilla Glass". It's quite unusual for such an inexpensive device. He lacks brightness, so even if you hit direct sunlight the picture can be seen quite clearly. The screen has a resolution of 240x400 pixels, and the density is 155 dots per inch. In this regard, when viewing various pages on the Internet, they need to be increased. Otherwise, the text will be illegible. Quite far from the maximum can be called the viewing angles. Not the best is the sensor Nokia Asha 311. Reviews of experts and owners of the device indicate that it almost always from the first time responds to touch.

Camera

The model uses only one, the main camera. It has a size of 3.2 megapixels. As for the permit, it is set at 2048x1536 points. The camera is capable of approximating the photographed objects four times. Its focal length is 3.3 mm, while the smallest focusing range is 30 centimeters. For the device does not provide a button for direct access to it, so it is not possible to quickly make a sudden photo of an interesting moment.

There is no flash or automatic focus in the camera used for the Nokia Asha 311 model. This significantly affects the quality of photos created with her help. They can be noticed some blurriness, glare, granularity, as well as chromatic aberrations. At the same time, one can not help but emphasize that, given good lighting and proper manual adjustment of the main parameters of the survey, it is possible to obtain quite acceptable images.

Technical equipment

The model uses a processor with a frequency of 1 GHz. The device has only 128 megabytes of RAM. At the time of his presentation, this was considered a pretty solid indicator. Now it became a serious drawback of Nokia Asha 311. The size of the fixed memory is 256 megabytes, but it can be increased by installing an additional drive. The device supports cards with a capacity of no more than 32 GB. With the browser and small applications, the phone works quite quickly. As for complex modern programs, these parameters are often not enough to support them.

Sound

One of the main advantages of the Nokia Asha 311 is the sound characteristics. It is difficult to make claims both to external and to conversational dynamics. At telephone conversations of interlocutors it is audible accurately enough. A set of standard programs includes a music player that supports seventeen different formats, as well as radio. The quality of the reproduced melodies through both mentioned applications is at a high level. This concerns not only the external speaker, but also listening with headphones.

Autonomy

The Nokia Asha 311 uses a lithium rechargeable battery of a removable type, the volume of which is 1110 mAh. In the constant talk mode, the full charge will last about 14 hours. With the average duration of daily conversations and a fairly active use of the camera, the device will not last without problems for three days without charging. The smartphone can be charged both through the outlet, and using a computer or laptop.

conclusions

To summarize, it should be noted that the main advantage of the Nokia Asha 311, the price of which is about 130 US dollars, is rather modest in size. In addition, the device boasts good sound quality, stylish appearance, high degree of autonomy, as well as the possibility of increasing the amount of stationary memory. On the other hand, the model is already obsolete. Be that as it may, there is no doubt that it is worth the money requested for it.