Nokia's Asha 230 for the cost-conscious and the dual-SIMed (pictures)

Nokia's Asha 230 has a rock bottom price, a simple design, and very few features. See it here in all its minimalist glory.

Kent German, Nick Hide

Feb. 24, 2014 3:24 a.m. PT

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BARCELONA, Spain -- The Nokia Asha 230, shown off at Mobile World Congress here, has the latest Asha 1.4 software update. It integrates Twitter messages and other social notifications into the "Fastlane" stream.

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The Asha has a tiny 2.8-inch screen. As you can imagine, display resolution is low -- a meagre 320x240 pixels.

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It's a sturdy plastic fellow.

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Nokia's added its Mix Radio service for Pandora-like music complications.

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This is the apps home screen. The Asha system isn't as well served for apps as Android, but most big brands are represented.

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Around the back is the lens for the 1.3-megapixel camera. Yes, I said 1.3-megapixel.

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For some markets Nokia will sell a version that takes two SIM cards, but its design is the same.

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The Asha 230 will set you back €45 ($60, £37). It comes in a variety of bright colors. The smooth, almost square shape sort of looks like a skipping stone.