Nokia Asha 308 is a dual sim mobile announced recently. The phone is scheduled to arrive by the end of this year. It’s built on Series 40 operating system and sports a 3 inch TFT LCD Capacitive touch screen, 2 MP camera, high speed GPRS/EDGE and 1110 mAh Li-Ion BL-4U battery. On the other hand, Nokia Asha 311 is available in market for quite a long time. Unlike Asha 308 it can house one sim card but major advantages of this phone are high speed 3G connectivity and 1 GHz processor. You can see other major brand handsets deploy less than 1 GHz processor. That means, you can play games in it quite comfortably. In connectivity segment Wi-Fi with hotspot connectivity is impressive. Take a look at Nokia Asha 308 vs Nokia Asha 311 comparison-
Nokia Asha 308 vs Nokia Asha 311
Nokia Asha 308 vs Nokia Asha 311
| Specs | Nokia Asha 308 | Nokia Asha 311 | Winner of the round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery | 1110 mAh Li-Ion BL-4U | 1110 mAh Li-Ion BL-4U | Tied |
| Physical Keyboard | No | No | Tied |
| SIM Card Support | Dual | Single | Asha 308 |
| Operating System | Series 40 | Series 40 | Tied |
| Processor & GPU | N/A | 1 GHz | Asha 311 |
| Dimension | 109.9 x 54 x 13 mm | 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm | Asha 311 |
| Form Factor | Bar, full touch screen | Bar, No touch | Tied |
| Weight | 104 gm | 95 gm | Asha 311 |
| Display Type | TFT Capacitive Touch Screen | TFT Capacitive Touch screen | Tied |
| Resolution | 240x400 pixels, 155 ppi | 320 x 240 pixels, 155 ppi | Tied |
| Display Size | 3.0 inches | 3.0 inches | Tied |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light | Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light | Asha 311 |
| Additional Display Technology | Scratch resistant | No | Asha 308 |
| RAM | 64 MB | 128 MB | Asha 311 |
| Internal Memory | 20 MB | 256 MB | Asha 311 |
| Micro SD card slot | Yes, 32 GB | Yes, 32 GB | Tied |
| Primary Camera | 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels | 3.2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels | Asha 311 |
| Features | N/A | Fixed Focus, Self Timer, Auto and Manual White Balance, Auto Exposure, Exposure Compensation, Full Screen View Finder, Sequence Mode | Asha 311 |
| Video recording | 176x144@10fps | 640 x 480@25fps | Asha 311 |
| Secondary Camera | No | No | Tied |
| Music Player/Video Player | Yes | Yes | Tied |
| FM radio | Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS | Yes, Stereo FM Radio with RDS | Tied |
| GSM Network | GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | No Comparison |
| 3G Network | No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | Asha 311 |
| 4G Network | No | No | No Comparison |
| GPRS/EDGE | Yes, Class 12, EDGE speed up to 237 Kbps | Yes, Class 12, GPRS Up to 86 kbps and EDGE up to 237 Kbps | Tied |
| Speed | No | HSDPA speed up to 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA speed up to 5.76 Mbps | Asha 311 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with EDR, A2DP | Asha 308 |
| Wi-Fi | No | 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot | Asha 311 |
| NFC | No | No | Tied |
| USB | Yes v2.0 | Yes v2.0 | Tied |
| GPS Navigation | No | Yes, A-GPS support and Nokia Maps | Asha 311 |
| Java Support | Yes | Yes | Tied |
| Colors | Black, Golden light | Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White | No Comparison |
| Browser | HTML, WAP | HTML, WAP v2.0 | Tied |
Final Conclusion
It’s not too fair too compare two phone models that are having more than 1.5k price difference in Indian currency. No doubt Nokia Asha 311 is better. With it’s single core 1 GHz processor and high speed HSDPA speed up to 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA speed up to 5.76 Mbps Asha 311 can take any smartphone model in it’s range. Camera quality is not that bad ad it’s a 3.2 MP one. On the other wise, Nokia Asha 308 is brilliant if you are looking for a low cost touch screen phone with dual sim compatibility. It may be your choice! In that case, you may interested in having a look at Nokia Asha 308 vs Nokia Asha 309 and Nokia Asha 308 vs Nokia Asha 305 comparison.
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