The new nokia asha 501 has new features such as fast lane, a revamped UI for the status bar at the top, fast switching of the default SIM is supported. Nokia have pre-installed their Xpress browser which is set to save data. You also have Xpress Now web app which uses your location to deliver news. It has 40 free EA Games from Nokia Store and will come in bright colours: Bright Red, Green, Cyan, Yellow, White and Black as well. Nokia Asha 501 comes with wifi and edge connectivity, both the single sim and dual sim variant will not support 3g but nokia has plans to come up with future models which will support 3g as well.

Nokia Asha 501 Price and Availability

Nokia has announced the dual sim variant of asha 501 for india and it will come in first week of June 2013 and the price will be around 6000 INR or $99 so it will be a very affordable phone with smart phone like capabilities.

Nokia Asha 501 Full Specs

Display Size: 3-inch QVGA capacitive dual-touch screen, Resolution 320×240-pixelProcessor: 1 GHz processorRAM: 64 MB of RAMSoftware Version: Nokia’s Symbian series 40 OSPrimary Camera: 3.15 megapixel.Secondary Camera: NoInternal Storage: 128 MB of internal memoryExternal Storage: 32 GB expandable via micro SD cardConnectivity: Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, FM RadioBattery: 1200 mAh which promises 17 hours of talk-time and 48 days of standby.

Nokia Asha 501 Hands on Review [Video]