Gloss-finish on the front, and easily-gripped matte on the back, it feels solid despite the $62 price tag, and the buttons are clicky and tactile. In the hand, it’s light but a little thick, but the keyboard is easily used.Īs for the 206, that’s a classic form-factor with a surprisingly effective and modern design. The Facebook button simply acts as a launcher to the Facebook app – it can’t be remapped to, say, Twitter, and unlike the button on HTC’s Salsa and ChaCha Android handsets, doesn’t automatically trigger a Facebook share of, say, the photo you’re currently viewing.
It supports up to 37 days or standby (on the single SIM model up to 25 on the dual SIM) and up to a 32GB microSD card. The Asha 205 comes preloaded with the Facebook app, eBuddy Chat, Twitter, email support, and access to the Nokia Store for other titles.
When we tested it versus the regular Bluetooth transfer, the only real difference was that we needed to pick the right Bluetooth recipient from a list. Choose to send “via Slam” and have the two devices near each other, and it automatically identifies the other phone there’s no passcode to punch in, just an accept-transfer dialog on the other device. In practice, Slam cuts down on a couple of button presses. However, not Windows Phone at present Nokia says that will follow on in time. It’ll work on the Asha 205 and 206, as well as send to any other S40, Asha, or Android device (the proximity detection is the new part regular Bluetooth is used for the transfer). There’s a 1.3-megapixel camera and Bluetooth, with the latter being used for “Slam” – that uses the strength of a Bluetooth connection to automatically select the nearest phone to you for photo, music, or other transfer. Unsurprisingly, given Nokia is pricing them both at $62 (SIM-free and pre-subsidy), neither phone has 3G nor any particularly complex features.
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