NOKIA ASHA 3OO

The Asha 300 brings with it superb build quality and great attention to detail. The candy bar phone rests nearly in you palm and is not too heavy. The phone is mostly built of plastic but thankfully there are not too many glossy bits other than the screen and the chrome strip at the front. The volume rocker and the lock screen button are placed on the side. This is a touch and type phone there is no directional pad just the keypad and the call answer and end keys along with a shortcut to e-mail. The keypad is built well and the buttons offer good feedback. The Asha 300 also supports 3G but there is no front facing camera for video chat. The user interface is fast but is does not feel snappy. You get your facebook and twitter updates though a widget. The resistive touchscreen is not the best and on several occasions while typing to scroll through a menu you will accidentally activate an app which is quite annoying if you are careful though the screen responds well but you need to have some patience. The Asha 300 is just way too expensive for a feature phone. You can get a budget Android phone in this price bracket.