Before unleashing its Windows Phone range on the world, Nokia first unveiled the Asha collection, a Series 40 line of low-end handsets. The Nokia Asha 200, 201, 300 and 303 are designed to get users in developing countries connected to the web. Looking at Nokia's new numerical naming system, it's easy to see where these guys …

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Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:42 GMT dotdavid

Asha

"Nokia first unveiled the Asha collection"

Did anyone else read Asha as *Asda*?

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Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:46 GMT TRT

USB charging

Do I read it right on the Asha 200 that the microUSB connection doesn't charge the phone?

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Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:46 GMT Anonymous Coward

I didn't realise that

Nokia has done a co-branding deal with Barbie

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Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:49 GMT Storm Cloud

Mr.

"Brim full of Asha" - Classic, thanks for the smile.

Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow.

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1. Thursday 27th October 2011 03:05 GMT gautam
  
  Asha......
  
  Means hope in Hindi ! How appropriate. They need all the Asha sales to keep afloat. And more of the Asha (hope).
  
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Wednesday 26th October 2011 16:52 GMT gujiguju

Waterloo-ish

Is it just me or do these Ashas look like raspberries (as opposed to Blackberries)...?

I'm sure Elop's fellow Canadians are WOW'd by Nokia's burst of creativity... ;)

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Wednesday 26th October 2011 19:05 GMT cloudgazer

oh my god that pink one is ugly

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Thursday 27th October 2011 03:08 GMT Nights_are_Long

ARGH MY EYE'S!!!!!!!

Seriously this is supposed to sell in developing countries? I can not for the life of me see a guy in India, Pakistan, sub Saharan Africa, South America or Manchester choosing one over the 3rd hand blackberry import or one of the cheepo Chinese android knock off's.

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Thursday 27th October 2011 13:56 GMT Alex Walsh

Nice to see you take me up on the headline I suggested via twitter, shame you forgot to credit me :)

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