features
Surf more for less
Easy web browsing
By compressing pages by up to 90%, Nokia Browser ensures smaller downloads, lower data charges, and faster page loads. Now you can enjoy easy navigation with one touch access to options, current page, favourites and web apps.
Stay connected
Email, chat and social on the go
Staying connected is easier than ever. The Nokia Asha 203 lets you check live status updates from Facebook and other social networks, connect with Facebook Chat, and keep your email inbox up-to-date.
40 EA games gift
Be entertained all day
Enjoy an exclusive gift of 40 EA game titles, including Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run, Monopoly Here & Now, SimCity Deluxe and more. Just click on the EA icon on your phone, and download all 40 titles within 60 days from the first download.
Easy personalisation
Your phone, your way
With the Nokia Asha 203, you can customise your home screen to make it right for you. For example, you can add a favourite contacts bar to your home screen, or add app shortcuts like the camera and Nokia Browser to access them with one touch.
Music in your pocket
Play it loud
For the music fan, the Nokia Asha 203 features a Stereo FM radio and a music player for playing your favourite tunes. Plus, a built-in speaker lets you blast your songs out loud.
2 megapixel camera
Catch the moment
It’s easy to capture great moments and share them all on Facebook. The Nokia Asha 203 features a touch-enabled 2 megapixel
camera ? just touch the screen to take a picture.
Specifications
Dimensions
- Size:114.8 x 49.8 x 13.9 mm
- Weight: 90 g with battery BL-5C
- Weight: 69g without battery
- Volume: 91.5 cc
Memory
- Support for up to 32 GB with an external microSD memory card
Battery performance
Talk time (maximum):
- GSM up to 5 h
Standby time (maximum):
- GSM up to 650 h ( 27 days)
Video playback time (maximum): 6 hrs 30 mins
Music playback time (maximum): 25 hrs
Design
Display and user interface
- Screen size: 2.4″
- QVGA display
- Resistive touch, with ITU-T keypad
Keys and input methods
- Keypad
- 2.4” touch screen
- Customisable touch and swipe shortcuts (Series 40 Touch and Type user interface)
- Physical keys: numeric keypad, call key, end key, volume key, lock key
Personalisation
- Personalisable homescreen
- Swipe left to favourite contacts
- Swipe right to games and apps
- Both can be personalised
- Ringtones: MIDI/AAC/eAAC+/MP3/MP4/WMA
- Video clips with H.263/H.264/MPEG4 video codecs and AMR-NB/AMR-WB/AAC audio codecs, or VC-1 video codec with WMA audio codec can be assigned as “ring tones” both on profile level, but also on individual contact level. Supported file formats are .3GP/.MP4/.WMV
- Themes
- Wallpaper
Hardware
Power management
- BL-5C 1020mAh Li-Ion battery
- Standby time: 650 h (27 days)
Data network
- GRPS rel-6, class B, with GPRS multi-slot Class 12
- Edge multislot class:12 RX only
Memory
- Internal memory: up to 10 MB free memory for user content
- Support for up to 32 GB with an external MicroSD memory card
Operating frequency
- EGSM 900/1800
- GSM 850/1900
Connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Stereo FM Radio
- FM Recording
- Micro USB connector and charging
- MP3 player
- Speaker loudness up to 106 phon
- 3.5mm AV connector
Software and applications
Software platform and user interface
- Series 40 Asha
- FOTA (software updates over the air)
- Java MIDP 2.1
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Organiser Apps
- Alarm Clock
- Calendar
- To Do List
- Notes
- Calculator
- Stopwatch/countdown timer
- Up to 1000 contacts
- Improved China Lunar Calendar
Others: World Clock
Applications
Services
- Nokia Browser
- Nokia Messaging Service 3.2: Email (Yahoo, Hotmail Gmail, Ovi Mail) and Chat (MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, OVI Chat, Facebook Chat, MySpace IM)
- Nokia Social 2.0 (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr Image Upload)
- Nokia Store
- Nokia Life
- Nokia Maps
- EA Hub Launcher
Plus key apps: FM Radio, 2Mp Camera, MP3 Player
Communications
Email and messaging
- Nokia Messaging Service 3.2: Email (Yahoo, Hotmail Gmail, Ovi Mail) and Chat (MSN/Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, OVI Chat, Facebook Chat, MySpace IM)
- Nokia Social 2.0 (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr Image Upload)
Call management
- The flexible phone book memory supports multiple number entries per name, with personal thumbnail pictures. The UI supports multiple numbers per name, preferred number, caller groups, address fields, home page field, and e-mail address. It is also possible to add a thumbnail image or video clip to a phonebook entry
- Speed dial: locations 1 to 9 (1 is always voice mail)only support SIM1
- Recent calls list: Missed calls: 20, Received calls: 20, Dialed calls: 20
- Conference calling
- Integrated hands free speaker
Sharing and internet
Browsing and internet
Nokia Browser:
- Category Bar: One tap access to Options, Current Page, Favorites, and Web Apps
- One field for search and web addresses … and doubles as progress bar
- Full screen browsing – Single touch brings browser chrome back in view
- OTA upgradeable
Nokia Messaging Service
- Email: View and read messages; Compose and send messages, move messages between folders; supports attachments
Nokia Social
- Social networks: supports status update, feeds, profiles, messages, media, share, events and friends
- Social: Twitter, Facebook, Renren, Orkut, Flirkr
Photography
Camera
- 2 megapixel camera
- Fullscreen view finder, as well has easy on-screen touch controls
- Self-timer: picture is captured after 3, 5 and 10 seconds.
- Live effects in viewfinder (normal, grayscale, sepia and negative)
Image capture
- Image capture: standard or video
- Output image format is JPEG
- Photos sorted by date,display orientation can be portrait or landscape, photo can be zoomed
- Photo editor: rotate, flip, crop and effects. Further clipart, text and frames can be added and a swirl-effect can be applied to any image
- GIF, BMP, IPEG, WBMP,PNG
Other
- Internal memory: up to 10 MB free memory for user content
- MicroSD memory card slot, up to 32GB
Video
Video cameras
- Captured video is encoded to QCIF or H.263 (SubQCIF) format and stored to .3gp file format
- Supports video formats: 3gp, mp4, wmv
- Video recorder captures also audio (AMR format 12,2 Kbps).
- Audio track is included in the recording by default, can be muted before recording starts
Video codecs and formats
- Supports video format of H.263, H.264 and MPEG-4 (audio in AMR-NB and/or AAC) that is stored in .3gp and .mpg file formats.
- Supports video format of Windows Media Video (.wmv).
- But for these video formats, can only play up to MPEG-4 QVGA 15fps 256kbps bit rate video.
Video sharing and playback
- Send video clips over MMS or via Bluetooth.
- Manage video clips (rename and delete)
Music and audio
Music features
- Stereo FM radio
- MP3 player with speaker loudness up to 106phon
- Supports key codecs: AAC, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MIDI, MP3, MP4, WAV, WMA
- 3.5mm audio jack
Radio
- The radio will work with stereo headset and with the integrated hands-free speaker. The headset needs to be connected as it is used as an antenna for radio.
