Asha 311 has a 3 inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports 400 x 240 pixel resolution natively and offers about 156 ppi pixel density. This display has been manufactured using a layer of Gorilla Glass on the top of the screen to protect it from scratches. The screen is really bright and stings the eyes, and the low power LCD panel makes colors appear slightly washed out or lighter than usual. Nokia Asha 311 supports 3G and WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) networks.
The display has a proximity sensor located at the top right and also packs an orientation sensor to automatically rotate the interface. Nokia has added a polarization filter on top of the screen to make the display legible even in sunlight. We faced no issues using the Asha 311 in bright daylight. Nokia did a fantastic job of adding the polarization filter and has provided a nifty improvement that affects every day use. Not many mobile phones in this segment offer similar legibility under the sun.
Nokia Asha 311 houses a 1 GHz ARM11 mobile processor along with 128 MB RAM and 256 MB dedicated ROM for the firmware. Asha 311 offers 140 MB on-board storage, bundles a 2 GB microSD memory card and the expansion slot can hold up to a 32 GB microSD card. The full touchscreen display is responsive and zippy thanks to the fast processor.
In the entry level segment, Asha 311 packs almost everything that the user can expect with the extra sweet icing of a 1 GHz mobile processor.
