Nokia dual-sim phones - Nokia Asha 200, Asha 300, X2-02 launched

Nokia, the Finnish handset maker, widened its portfolio on Tuesday with the launch of two new dual-sim phones - Nokia Asha 200 and Asha 300, amid rising competition from a slew of advanced gadgets hitting the market of late.

"The phones - Nokia Asha 200, Asha 300 and Nokia X2-02 - are aimed at attracting the younger generation, equipped with 1 GHz processor," Nokia India Director-South Markets T S Sridhar said at the launch.

Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia X2-02 are priced Rs 4,349 and Rs 3,599, respectively. The phones offer multiple SIM management that allow the user to personalise upto five SIM cards and easy swap option without having to turn off the phone or remove the battery.

Nokia Asha 200 is the first QWERTY-based dual-sim device and comes with a 2MP camera. All the phones are equipped with in-built Nokia browser.

The Nokia Asha 300 is a music phone, priced at Rs 7,409 comes with a 5 MP camera and also offers connectivity to social networking sites.

To a query on the reason for launching phones in the touch and QWERTY category, he said world over, such phones were becoming the most preferred handsets.