Nokia announces Asha 210

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/dsc05565-13667605421.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/24/nokia-asha-210-hands-on/)The last time we saw new members of the Asha family they eschewed the usual QWERTY keyboard, opting instead for a full touchscreen (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/25/hands-on-with-nokias-asha-308-and-309-video/). The newly announced (andpreviously teased (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/22/nokia-teases-qwerty-phone/)) Asha 210, however, returns to the more tactile input method, and brings a healthy splash of color (five different ones, to be precise) plus a dual-SIM option along for the ride. As before, social networks feature heavily, but the focus clearly remains on low-end and developing markets. We know Nokia can do budget (and do it well (http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/nokia-105-301-candybars/)), but is a full keyboard, a design update, and a dedicated WhatsApp (http://www.engadget.com/tag/whatsapp/)button (all costing $72 SIM-free, excluding taxes when it lands late Q2) enough to make it appeal to anyone beyond the entry-level social addicts? Nokia was kind enough to show us the devices first hand, so head on past the break to see if we thought so.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/24/nokia-asha-210-hands-on/