Nokia Asha 500 priced in India at Rs 4499 [available next month]

Along with the launch of the Lumia 1320, 525 and Asha 503, Nokia India also announced the launch of the Nokia Asha 500, which will go on sale in the subcontinent at a price of Rs 4499.

By comparison, the Asha 501 costs Rs 4599, the Asha 502 costs Rs 5739, and the Asha 503 costs Rs 6799. While they all run the same swipe-based S40 operating system, the Asha 500 features a 2.8 inch QVGA touch screen (320 x 240 pixels resolution, 142 ppi) and 2 Megapixel rear camera, whereas the Asha 501 features a larger 3 inch QVGA (same resolution) touch screen, and a 3.2 Megapixel camera. they both have 128 MB of internal memory, and 64 MB of RAM while also lacking 3G support.

For a quick look at the general design and look of the OS, here’s a quick hands-on with the Asha 503: