Over
the weekend Redmond-based Microsoft teased us with an image of a new
Lumia device sporting the date 11.11.2014 and the notable absence
of the Nokia name. The teaser did not clarify whether the new device
would be a smartphone or a tablet. A leak that the Verge
uncovered hinted that it would indeed be a new low-end smartphone.
Last night Microsoft conirmed those leaks when they introduced the
new Microsoft Lumia 535 smartphone.
“Lumia
535 comes with our ‘5x5x5’ proposition,” said Jo Harlow,
corporate vice president for Phones at Microsoft. “Innovation
should be available to everyone, and we are doing this through the
very best integrated Microsoft services included and out of the box,
a 5MP wide-angle front-facing camera, and a spacious 5-inch qHD
screen — all at an affordable price.”
On
the outside the Microsoft Lumia 535 is a very nice hand hugging
5.5-inches tall, 2.8-inches wide and 0.3-inches thick. The 5-inch
screen will have a 960 x 540 resolution (220ppi) and 24-bit true
color. The resolution is comparable to some of the other lower-end
smartphones like the Motorola droid Razr. On the inside the 535 runs
a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, has 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB
of internal storage with a mcroSD card slot for up to 128 GB of extra
storage. Microsoft also offer 15 GB of cloud storage for up to 161 GB
of storage for all your apps, pics and videos.
The
Microsoft Lumia 535 an affordable €110,
$135 or ₤85. Microsoft
will first release the smartphone in select markets in Europe and
Asia including Russia, Ukraine, China and Indonesia. Next month they
will expand their release area to Australia, Vietnam, Thailand and
select areas of Africa. Next year there are plans for the smartphone
to be released in Latin America and the United Kingdom but sadly
there is no set date for a United States release of the 535.
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