Detailed specifications for the Nokia Asha 308

The Details

The Details

  • Touch and go

    Zip around your phone with a swipe on our super-responsive 3” capacitive touchscreen.
  • On the cards

    Built-in dual SIM lets you switch between up to five cards, so you can take control of your phone.
  • Game on

    Download 40 free EA games straight to your phone and fire up the fun when you’re on the go.
13 mm
Nokia Asha 308
54 mm
Nokia Asha 308
109.9 mm

At a glance

  • 2 megapixels
    Camera sensor (main camera resolution)
  • 3 ''
    Display size
Available colours
Design

Design

Dimensions

Height

109.9  mm

Width

54  mm

Thickness

13  mm

Weight

104  g

Volume

67  cm³

Form factor

Form factor

Monoblock touch  

Display and User Interface

Display size

3  ''

Display resolution

WQVGA (400 x 240)  

Display features

  • Tactile feedback
  • Orientation sensor

Display colors

HighColor (16-bit/64k)  

Display technology

LCD Transmissive  

Display height

65  mm

Display width

39  mm

Touch screen technology

Capacitive Multipoint-Touch  

Sensors

Accelerometer  

Keys and Input Methods

User Input

Touch  

Physical keys

  • Volume keys
  • Lock key
  • Call key
  • Power/End key
Hardware

Hardware

Connectivity

Dual SIM

Yes  

Charging connectors

  • 2.0 mm Charging Connector
  • Micro-USB

AV connectors

3.5 mm Nokia AV Connector  

System connectors

Micro-USB-B  

USB

  • USB for software updates
  • USB 2.0

Bluetooth

Bluetooth 3.0  

Bluetooth profiles

  • SIM Access Profile (SAP)
  • Serial Port profile (SPP)
  • Service Discovery Application Profile (SDAP)
  • Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) 1.1

Wi-Fi

No Wi-Fi  

NFC

No NFC  

Power Management1

Battery model

BL-4U  

Battery capacity

1110  mAh

Battery voltage

3.7  V

Battery replace

Yes  

Maximum 2G standby time

600  h

Maximum 2G talk time

17  h

Wireless charging

No  

1 Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.

Data Network

GSM network

  • 1800 MHz
  • 900 MHz

GSM max data speed DL

EGPRS 236.8 kbps  

GSM max data speed UL

GPRS 85.6 kbps  

Memory

Internal memory

64 MB  

Expandable memory card type

MicroSD  

Memory card size

Support up to 32 GB  

Operating Frequency

Frequency bands

  • GSM 900
  • GSM 1800
Software and applications

Software and applications

Productivity features

Personal information management features

  • Dictionary
  • Digital clock
  • Recorder
  • Calculator
  • Clock
  • Calendar
  • Phonebook
  • Fixed dialling number
  • Notes
  • Alarm clock
  • Reminders
  • To-do list
  • Alarm clock with ringtones

Syncronization

Remote SyncML synchronisation  

Other Applications

Game features

  • Touch UI
  • Java games

Graphics format

  • JPEG
  • DCF
  • BMP
  • GIF89a
  • EXIF
  • PNG
  • WBMP
  • GIF87a

Software platform & User Interface

Platform

Series 40  

Software release

Series 40 Asha Touch  

Communications

Communications

Email and Messaging2

Email solution

  • Hotmail
  • Yahoo! Mail
  • Nokia Messaging
  • Gmail
  • Nokia Email

Email protocols

  • SMTP
  • IMAP4
  • IMAPS
  • POP3

Email features

  • Always up to date
  • Multiple simultaneous email accounts
  • Email attachments
  • OMA email notifications
  • Viewing of email attachments
  • HTML viewer

Supported instant messaging services

  • Google Talk
  • Twitter
  • MySpace
  • Windows Live Messenger
  • Nokia Chat
  • Yahoo! Messenger
  • Facebook

Messaging features

  • Instant messaging
  • Concatenated SMS for long messages
  • Multiple SMS deletion
  • Text messaging
  • Picture messaging
  • Number screening for messaging
  • Unified MMS/SMS editor
  • Automatic resizing of images for MMS
  • Multimedia messaging
  • Conversational chat style SMS

2 Some services may be available only via downloading or dependent on the market. Only devices that offer compatible multimedia message or email features can receive and display multimedia messages. Content appearance may vary. Some images and ring tones can not be forwarded.

Call management

Call management features

  • Automatic answer
  • Call waiting
  • Voice mail
  • Fixed dialling number
  • Integrated hands-free speakers
  • Call barring
  • Call forwarding
  • Call logs: dialled, received and missed
  • Speed dial
  • Conference call

Supported amount of contacts

1000  

Noise cancellation

Yes  

Speech codecs

  • GSM FR
  • AMR-NB
  • GSM HR
  • EFR
Device security

Device security

Security

General Security features

  • Device lock
  • Device passcode
  • PIN code
Sharing and Internet

Sharing and Internet

Browsing and Internet

Internet browser capabilities

Nokia Xpress Browser  

Video sharing

YouTube  

Wi-Fi hotspot

No  

Navigation

Navigation

GPS and navigation3

Navigation features and services

Nokia Maps  

3 Downloading of maps over-the-air may involve transferring large amounts of data. Your service provider may charge for the data transmission. The availability of products, services and features may vary by region. Please check with your local Nokia dealer for further details and availability of language options. These specifications are subject to change without notice

Photography

Photography

Main camera

Camera sensor (main camera resolution)

2 megapixels  

Camera resolution

1600 x 1200  pixels

Camera focus type

Fixed focus  

Camera digital zoom

4  x

Carl zeiss lens

No  

Camera F number/aperture

f/2.8  

Camera focal length

3.6  mm

Camera minimum focus range

60  cm

Camera image formats

JPEG/Exif  

Camera flash type

No Flash  

Main camera features

Camera features

  • Landscape orientation
  • Exposure compensation
  • Auto and manual white balance
  • Still image editor
  • Full screen viewfinder
  • Center weighted auto exposure

Image capturing

Capture modes

  • Self-timer
  • Video
  • Still

Colour tone modes

  • Sepia
  • Greyscale
  • Normal
  • Negative

White balance modes

  • Fluorescent
  • Daylight
  • Automatic
  • Lightbulb

Photos viewed by

  • Photo editor
  • Slide show
  • Album
Music and Audio

Music and Audio

Music

DRM support

  • OMA DRM 1
  • OMA DRM 2
  • OMA DRM 2 video

Audio features

  • Album graphics display in Music player
  • Playlists in Music player
  • Selection criterion in Music player
  • Audio Streaming
  • Music Player
  • Audio Equalizer
  • Loudness
  • Media Player

Music features

  • Music Player
  • Media Player
  • Loudness
  • Audio Equalizer

Voice and audio recording

Recording

Voice recorder  

Audio recording file formats

AMR  

Audio recording codecs

AMR-NB  

Audio recording features

Mono  

Music format

Codecs

  • MP3
  • G.729
  • LPCM
  • AMR-NB
  • MIDI
  • WMA 10 Pro
  • GSM FR
  • WMA 9
  • a-law
  • NRT
  • G.711
  • SP-MIDI
  • Mobile XMF
  • AAC LTP
  • WMA 10
  • AAC LC
  • mu-law
  • AAC+/HEAAC
  • eAAC+/HEAACv2

Audio playback file formats

  • MF
  • ASF
  • WAV
  • MXMF
  • MP4
  • AAC
  • AMR
  • MP3
  • AWB
  • M4A
  • AVI
  • NRT
  • WMA
  • 3GP
  • 3G2
  • MIDI
  • WMV

Radio

Radio features

  • Stereo FM radio
  • Radio recording4
  • FM Radio
  • FM RDS radio

4 Country regulations may apply on feature availability

Video

Video

Main video camera

Video camera resolution

QCIF (176 x 144)  

Video camera resolution

176 x 144  pixels

Camera video frame rate

10  fps

Camera video zoom

4  x

Video playback frame rate

15  fps

Video playback codecs

  • VC-1
  • Windows video
  • H.264/AVC
  • H.263
  • MPEG-4

Video recording formats

  • 3GP/H.263
  • MP4/MPEG-4

Video recording colour modes

  • Negative
  • Normal
  • Greyscale
  • Sepia

Video white balance modes

  • Fluorescent
  • Automatic
  • Daylight
  • Lightbulb

Main video camera features

Video recording features

Video zoom  

Environment

Environment

Environmental features

Materials

  • Free of PVC
  • Free of nickel on the product surface
  • Free of BFR, rFR as in Nokia Substance List

Energy efficiency

  • Unplug charger reminder
  • Energy efficient charger

Eco content and services

Available at Nokia Store  

Recycling

100% recoverable as materials and energy  

User guide

One colour printing  

Packaging

  • Made of renewable materials
  • Containing up to 60% recycled materials
  • Minimized package
  • Packaging is 100 % recyclable
Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility features

Hearing

 

What’s in the box

What’s in the box

Sales Package

  • Nokia Asha 308
  • Nokia Charger AC-11
  • Nokia Battery BL-4U
  • Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
Open all elements
Close all elements
Looking for Nokia Asha 308 support? If you already own a Nokia Asha 308, we're here to help. Get updates, manuals, FAQs and more in our support section.
Visit support

The availability of particular products, services and features may vary by region. Please check with your local Nokia dealer for further details. The specifications are subject to change without notice.