Zee Media Bureau/Rd. Alexander
New Delhi: Microsoft is finally launching its first non-Nokia Lumia phone in India on Wednesday (November 26), much to the delight of fans.
According to reports, Microsoft has sent out a press invitation for the event with a mention of ‘Power of five’ and ‘Five days to the magic of triple 5’, a rather clear indication of the Lumia 535's 5-inch screen, 5MP camera and a 5MP front-camera.
Earlier, Microsoft Mobile was said to have imported about 600 unit dummies of the Lumia 535 into the country.
Lumia 535 is Microsoft's first Lumia device without the iconic brand name of Nokia and it is aimed at the emerging market for affordable smartphones.
The company said the phone would first be available in countries like China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh this month followed by other countries.
As for the price of the phone, the Lumia 535 could be competitively priced between Rs 8,000-9,000 in the market, reports said.
The Lumia 535 features a Microsoft logo and comes with a 5-inch display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quadcore processor supported by 1GB RAM.
It has an 8 GB internal storage and 15 GB of free OneDrive storage. The memory is expandable up to 128 GB through microSD cards.
For the selfie lovers, the Lumia 535 comes with a 5MP front-camera with wide angle besides a 5 MP rear camera with LED Flash.
It comes with a 1,905 mAh battery with the company claims gives up to 23-day standby.
