Nokia Asha 500 is a low-end

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from the

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announced on 22 October 2013 by Nokia in

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. The device is built on the Nokia Asha software platform based on technology originally developed from

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and Smarterphone. Nokia Asha 500 Dual SIM is the dual-SIM variant of the model. Specifications mostly differ in battery life and weight. Asha 500 is one of a new generation of Asha phones produced for the low-cost market segment and emerging markets, and is the most affordable of the Asha 50''x'' series, with a suggested price of U.S. $69 before taxes and subsidies. The device does not support 3G for mobile data and relies instead on

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/. For general Internet activities, the device connects over 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi.

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The Nokia Nearby application offers navigation and location-based functionality, which peruses cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning technology. Built-in social apps include

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, Line, and

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. Asha 500 is the first of the Asha 50''x'' series phones for which inclusion of

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is officially mentioned.

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