Microsoft has today released its first Microsoft Lumia phone, a $136 Microsoft Lumia 535 running the latest Windows Phone 8.1 operating system, with a wide-angle 5 megapixel front facing camera, and a spacious 5 inch display.
The Single SIM and Dual SIM smartphone will begin rolling out to key markets in November, and will be available in bright green, bright orange, white, dark grey, cyan and black and is expected to sell for about $136 minus taxes, shipping and other subsidies.
“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 free and out-of-the-box, a 5 MP wide-angle front-facing camera and a spacious 5 inch, qHD screen – all at an affordable price.”
Key specs
Front camera: 5MP wide angle
Main camera: 5.0MP with LED flash
Display size: 5”Processor type: Quad-core 1.2GHz
Battery life: Maximum talk time (3G): 11h
Colours: Orange, Black , Dark gray, Bright green, White and Cyan
Height: 140.2 mmWidth: 72.4 mmThickness: 8.8 mmWeight: 146 g
Operating System: Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor: Snapdragon™ 200 Quad core with a clock rate of 1200 MHz
Display: 5 ”Resolution: qHD (960 x 540)Display colours: TrueColor (24-bit/16M)
