Two special shortcuts near the D-pad are notably for the Facebook app and the mail app for instant access. People with smaller hands should have no trouble using the nicely tactile keyboard. The keyboard was extremely enjoyable to use coming from a touch screen, but we did feel it was cramped up for our large hands. The QWERTY keyboard is nicely laid out with matte keys and a cross angled surface just like the ones on the Blackberry phones. The display is nothing special and was unusable in outdoors most of the times, it was literally invisible under harsh sun but was ok under shade.
The display comes at 2.4 inches with a 240×320 in the landscape orientation to accommodate the full QWERTY keyboard. Over at the bottom, you have the microphone, a lanyard hole and a gap to wedge open the back cover, inside which resides the battery, the primary SIM card slot and the micro SD card slot. We were saddened by the lack of a volume rocker as we are very much used to it on every single phone we have used. The secondary hot swappable SIM card is present on the left side while there is nothing on the right side. Over at the top you have the 3.5mm jack and the standard Nokia 2mm charging port.
The colour we have looks like black but is actually brown, with a blue combination. On the front of the phone you have the display and the QWERTY keyboard, with the ear piece on the top. The back is nicely textured with a slant pattern, and the curves sit nicely in the hands. The matte textures on the sides provide better grip but the overall glossy nature makes it prone to scratches, a thing we witnessed frequently over the course of usage.
The body is completely made of quality plastic and is a mix of matte and glossy textures. The Asha 205 is a classic Nokia design, with bright colours and attractive lines, considering the primary target audience is the youth of today. 3,475 can it satisfy the budget user? Lets find out. With a nice QWERTY keyboard aimed at the youth, and with a low price of Rs. It can also be a secondary back up device for Smartphone users for its battery life and basic internet connectivity. The Asha 205 is one of Nokia’s low end offerings that aims to help people with a lower budget experience a glimpse of the various services of the internet, and prepare them for the smartphone onslaught.