To counter onslaught of budget Android smartphones being announced everyday, Microsoft has launched its two most affordable Lumia devices till date, the Microsoft Lumia 435 and Microsoft Lumia 532. The Lumia 435 is priced at Rs. 5,999 whereas Lumia 532 has a price tag of Rs. 6,499. Both devices will be available in four colors – green, bright orange, white and black, and also in single and dual SIM variants.
Both the Lumia smartphones have identical specifications except the difference in the Processor and optics.The Lumia 432 is powered by a Dual Core Snapdragon 200 processor whereas the Lumia 532 is packed with Quad Core Snapdragon 200 processor. The Lumia 432 is eqipped with 2MP rear camera and Lumia 532 houses 5MP rear camera. Both the devices also have 0.3 MP front camera with Lumia selfie app.
Rest of the features of both the devices are same. The Lumia 435 & 532 feature a 4” WVGA 800×480 screen, and comes with the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia Denim update, complete with one-swipe Action Centre, Word Flow and Live Folders. Both the devices come pre-installed with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook etc.
Both the devices have 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage, which is expandable upto 128 GB via microSD card. Miccrosoft is also offering 30GB of free OneDrive cloud storage on these devices. These two devices are fuelled with 1560mAh battery.
Micosoft is also offering freebies on purchase of Lumia 435 and Lumia 532, the details of which are given below:
- Owners on Airtel subscriptions will get 500 MB data internet pack per month, free of cost for 2 months.
- Travellers can use the Windows Phone RedBus app on their Lumia 532 and Lumia 435 and get Rs. 1500/- worth of discounts on bus tickets over 6 single trips through the app ( 250 off on every trip for 6 journeys – Valid for 6 months from the date of app activation)
- Paytm, India’s largest mobile payments service will offer 750/- cashback of recharges through the Paytm app (Rs. 150 off every mont
- 6 months of Truecaller Premium subscription worth Rs. 360/- free
Key Features:
| Lumia 435 | Lumia 532 | |
| Operating system | Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim | Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim |
| Display | 4” WVGA 800×480 screen | 4” WVGA 800×480 screen |
| Battery | 1560 mAhbattery | 1560 mAhbattery |
| Processor | Dual Core Snapdragon 200 processor | Quad Core Snapdragon 200 processor |
| Main camera | 2 MP, Lumia Camera | 5 MP, Lumia Camera |
| Front facing camera | VGA 0.3 MP | VGA 0.3 MP |
| Memory | 8GB + up to 30 GB free OneDrive, micro SD up to 128GB + 1GB RAM | 8GB + up to 30 GB free OneDrive, micro SD up to 128GB + 1GB RAM |
