Combining stylish looks, great features and all-day mobility, the new Nokia Asha 303 Series 40 handset is perfect for keeping in contact and staying entertained wherever you go. With a release date scheduled before Christmas, we’ve been taking a look at the top-ten features that make the Asha 303 such a great new Nokia phone.

Nokia Asha 303 tech specs and official photos

Slim and stylish
Available in a choice of graphite or fire-truck red, the Nokia Asha 303 can be subtly stylish or eye-catchingly outgoing, letting you choose just the right colour for your personality. And with its slim 13.9mm chassis, you can slip this great looking handset into your pocket and carry it in comfort with you all day.

Responsive touchscreen
With its great 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen, you can control the Nokia Asha 303 with just a quick tap or swipe of your finger. And with its 320 x 240 pixel resolution and 18-bit colour depth, the screen shows images with sharpness and vibrancy, bringing photos, videos and websites to vivid life.

QWERTY keyboard
If the touchscreen isn’t enough, then the Nokia Asha 303 also packs a full QWERTY keyboard for quick and easy messaging. With its comfortably sized keys and tactile feedback, the QWERTY board lets you tap out texts and IM messages faster than ever, for quickly keeping in touch with your friends and family.

Powerful performance
Driven by a powerful 1GHz processor, the Nokia Asha 303 is as responsive as it is stylish and great to use. Apps open instantly and the Series 40 OS responds with pleasing speed at all times. Whether you’re browsing the web, listening to music or sending a text, the Asha 303 makes it quick and easy.

Great connectivity
With its 3G and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, the Nokia Asha 303 lets you get connected wherever you go, to enjoy the fastest possible web access on the move. Whether you’re in range of a local hotspot or even miles from the nearest town, you can always stay in touch and enjoy all the web has to offer.

Sharp camera
Thanks to its great, rear-facing 3.2-Megapixel camera, the Nokia Asha 303 lets you snap high-quality photos up to a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and record stunningly sharp video up to 640 x 480 pixels; letting you capture your precious memories, no matter where you go, for sharing them later with your friends.

Ample storage
As well as offering 100MB of internal storage, the Nokia Asha 303 supports Micro SD cards, letting you add up to 32GB of storage, for holding all your photos, music and videos. Providing ample storage for large collections of files, you can keep all your multimedia content in your pocket at all times.

Made for music
The Nokia Asha 303 is also perfect for getting the party started. Its dedicated music key provides instant access to your playlists, the built-in speaker lets you listen to your songs out loud and the full support for internet radio means you can always enjoy your favourite tunes with your friends.

Angry Birds
It’s not just multimedia entertainment that the Nokia Asha 303 can deliver; it’s also a great mobile gaming machine. With the fantastic Angry Birds Lite game pre-installed on all Asha 303’s, you can enjoy one of the world’s best smartphone games straight out of the box, without spending a single penny.

Great battery
And even with its ample power and features, the Nokia Asha 303 won’t let you down when it comes to battery life. With more than 8 hours of talk time, 47 hours of music play back and up to 857 hours of standby time, you can rest assured that the Asha 303 will always keep going just as long as you do.

With its great usability, stunning style and feature-packed specification, the Nokia Asha 303 is a fantastic handset for staying connected with friends and family and keeping entertained on the move. But what do you think of the Nokia Asha 303? Why not let us know your thoughts in the Comments below?