Nimbuzz comes to Nokia Asha 311

An official statement confirms that Nimbuzz has announced its association to power up free Nimbuzz messaging on Nokia Asha 311 smartphones. Nimbuzz, preinstalled on the brand new Nokia Asha 311 smartphone, offers free messaging and entertainment, adds the statement further. The official statement claims that Nimbuzz on Nokia Asha 311 enables the user to stay connected with their Nimbuzz contacts as well as connect multiple IM in one screen. With unique data compression technology of Nokia Browser, consumers can experience Nimbuzz instant messaging without having to worry about data download charges. Nokia Browser compresses data up to 85 percent, making internet experience more affordable for the consumer.

“With over 100 million users worldwide, Nimbuzz is one of the most popular applications for any Nokia Symbian smartphones. We are confident that we can replicate this success story for the Nokia Asha 311 devices as well,” said Mr. Keshav Bajaj, VP – Business Development, Nimbuzz.

“The next billion consumer wants to stay connected on the go. Instant messaging services such as Nimbuzz are immensely popular with the youth. Nimbuzz is among the most downloaded apps on the Nokia Store; with over 40 million global downloads to date. We are confident that Nimbuzz on Nokia Asha 311 will excite the consumer,” added Viral Oza, Director Marketing, Nokia India.

The Nokia Asha 311 sports a 3-inch touchscreen display and is powered by a 1GHz processor. The device is fuelled by a 1110.0 mAh battery and weighs in at 95g. The Nokia Asha 311 also comes with pre-installed Nokia Maps, in addition to 15 level pre-bundled version of Angry Birds. The device will launch in Rose Red, Dark Grey and Sand White.

Here is a quick look at the specifications of the Nokia Asha 311:

• 3-inch scratch resistant capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels
• GPRS (2G), EDGE/EGPRS (2G)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• 3.2  Megapixel(s) camera 
• Stereo FM radio 
• Internal memory: 120MB, Expandable memory card size up to 32GB