While the Finnish giant is struggling to resuscitate its smartphone business with their partnership with Microsoft on Windows Phone lineup, their featured phone business is quite strong all around the globe especially in the developing countries like India where there is still a decent demand for these devices.
Nokia might have lost its reign to the Samsung when considering the symbian smartphone business but it has been continuously innovating new features to keep this budget series alive and interesting. Samsung to take on Nokia’s Asha featured phones lineup launched its REX series earlier this year 2013 but does it even qualify to stand against the comparison? Here are some facts which give a clear answer to this question. Read more below.
After comparing both of these devices we jot some points which clearly proves that Nokia Asha overshadows Samsung REX overall.
- Upto 90% data compression on native browser
- 1 minute music downloads from a collection of over 77 lakh DRM free songs
- 40 premium EA games worth Rs. 2,700 Free
- Discover the world around you with Nokia Nearby App
- Maps
- Exciting internet packs on Nokia Asha devices
- One click to Facebook
- Thousands of apps to choose from Nokia Store
- Nokia Life
- Pre-loaded Whatsapp
- Wi-Fi on all devices
To make this a little more specific we did a point to point comparison of the specifications of high ends from both the series that is Nokia Asha 311 and Samsung Rex 90.
| Nokia Asha 311 | Samsung Rex 90 |
|---|---|
| 1GHZ processor | 312 Mhz processor |
| 40 Ea games worth Rs 2,700 Free | No free games, few in store options |
| 3G | No 3G |
| 77 lakh songs downloadable under 1 minute | 2 lakh songs |
| 1110 mAh battery | 1000 mAh battery |
| Pre-loaded Whatsapp | None |
| 2GB micro SD card free | None |
| Nokia Maps | No Map support |
| Nokia Browser with upto 90% data compression | Opera Mini compresses up to 90% versus native browser |
| Operator billing and CC payment options for paid apps | Only CC payment |
| Social Client with 70% data compression | None |
| Pre loaded Facebook and Twitter with push notifications | No push notifications in Facebook and Twitter |
| Mutliple email account setup | None |
| Data counter | Not avaiable for Rex devices |
| Akshar App supports Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, malayalam, and Bengali text input | No text input support for other languages |
Conclusion:
Looking at the above facts we can undoubtedly say that Nokia Asha wins the battle. Anyone planning to get their first internet experience and confused between the brands we will recommend you to go for Nokia but after all the choice is yours.
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