Nokia Asha 501 Hands On

Nokia's has added some more colour to its Asha family with the new Asha 501 Phone.The new Asha phone is slotted for a price of about Rs.5600 excluding taxes. Nokia has introduced a new design and form factor with the Asha 501 - A full touch screen with no buttons at the bottom except for one back button that sits pretty, right at the bottom. We got a chance speak to Peter Skillman, VP, Mobile Phones User Experience, Design, about the Asha 501 at the launch event. You can check out the video below and also read the full transcript of the interview here. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVKLL8P6Vfo Apart from the form, Nokia fans will feel a new user interface designed specially for the Asha phones starting with the Asha 501. The entire user experience is based on swipe gesture. Swipe to get to home screen, swipe to get to Fastlane (more details ahead). Which is why the Finnish company has decided to remove most buttons from the front side.There is no front-facing camera. The screen is an LCD screen. The new form factor The back cover is so easy to remove and replace. The colourful back covers are constructed in a fashion that it surrounds nearly ...