Microsoft tries to get into the budget game as far as mobile handsets are concerned with the launch of the Lumia 435 and Lumia 532. The two devices will run on Microsoft's famed Windows Phone OS debuted last Wednesday, retailing for about $93 (Lumia 532) and $81 (Lumia 435).
The launch of the two new devices is the company's hopes of trying to penetrate the low-cost mobile phone market, each retailing for below $100. This follows their recently launched phones, Lumia 830 and Lumia 930, both high-end phones.
The release of the Lumia 435 succeeds the company's previously low cost handset, the Lumia 530. Before, it was the Lumia 530 that was the company's cheapest handset in the market at $80. However, the Lumia 435 offers better RAM and a similar processor.
The Lumia 435 comes with a front and back camera and will run on Windows Phone 8.1. For the main specs, the Lumia 435 will have a 1.2 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, a four-inch WVGA display (800x400 megapixels), 8GB of storage, support for microSD (up to 128GB) and 1GB of RAM. It will have a 1560 mAh battery good for 11.7 hours of talk time for 3G and 20.9 hours for 2G users.
The Lumia 532 is practically similar to the Lumia 435 only that it will have a 1.2 GHz quad core processor and 5MP main camera instead.
The release of the two phones is believed to be Microsoft's ticket to compete with the Android One by Google which came out in September of last year.
Android One was launched with Indian phone-makers Micromax, Karbonn, and Spice, a device which made use of the Android One OS which retailed for under $100.
