Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Nokia 208 Dual-SIM now available online for Rs. 5,299

The Finnish mobile manufacturer has quietly rolled out its new dual-SIM budget S40 phone, the Nokia 208 Dual-SIM, through online retailer for Rs. 5,299.

The Nokia 208 Dual-SIM is now up for pre-orders at Snapdeal, which has listed it incorrectly as Nokia Asha 208.

The Nokia 208 Dual-SIM comes with a 2.4-inch LCD QVGA display (240x320) and features a pixel density of 166ppi. The phone runs Series 40 software which has been popular with Nokia's Asha series. It comes with 64MB RAM and built-in storage of 256MB that can be expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The Nokia 208 Dual-SIM sports a 1.3-megapixel rear camera while there is no front-facing camera.
The dual-SIM variant of the Nokia 208 comes with a 1020mAh battery, which as per the company's claims gives up to 12 hours of talk time on 2G network and standby time of around 480 hours. As the name suggests, the device supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) with dual standby. The phone will be available in Black, Cyan, Red, White, and Yellow colour options.

In addition to these, the Nokia 208 Dual-SIM will also come preloaded with popular social networking apps such as Twitter and Facebook. There is also Transfer app that helps users import contact details from other phones including Windows Phone 8 and most of Android smartphones. Mail for Exchange functionality is fully supported on the Nokia 208 Dual-SIM.

Earlier, Nokia unveiled the Nokia 208 Dual-SIM along with the Nokia 207 and Nokia 208 (single SIM variant). It's worth noting that Nokia 208 Dual-SIM supports only Micro-SIM cards, and not regular SIM cards.

Nokia 208 Dual-SIM key specifications
  • 2.4-inch QVGA display (240x320 pixels)
  • 1.3-megapixel rear camera
  • Dual-SIM (GSM-GSM) Dual Standby
  • 64MB RAM
  • Expandable storage up to 32GB
  • Series 40 software
  • 1020mAh battery
  • 114.2 x 50.9 x 12.8mm
  • 90.59 grams

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