Different people have different tastes and preferences on cell phones, but those with high performance and affordable prices are always popular. The rankings of the top 10 best-selling cell phones in Asia in February have been released by Asia.cnet.

According to the report, the Samsung Galaxy Note is the most popular phone with consumers. The Apple iPhone 4S handset also had good performance, ranking second on the list..

The following 10 handsets are the most popular ones in the Asia market.

 Nokia Asha 300

Low price and good performance are the reasons why this handset is popular. It has a touch screen and a numeric keyboard. Users can personalize the front page and shortcuts, setting their preferred browsers, e-mail addresses and Facebook accounts.

To achieve a better speed, the handset is installed with a 1GHz processor. It allows downloading thousands of applications from the Nokia Store on the Internet through the 3.5G connectivity. It also has 140MB ROM, with a music player, FM radio, connection to 3.5 mm earphones, Bluetooth and SIM card extension.

The handset is available in two colors, red and black. On the back is a 5-megapixel camera which is capable of capturing video in VGA resolution. Its price is about 1,138 HK dollars (US$146.75) in Hong Kong, and a battery, a charger and a pair of earphones are all included.