Microsoft Lumia 550 Launched in India at Rs 9,399

Microsoft's Lumia 550, soon after going on sale in Europe last week, has now been launched in India. The 4G LTE smartphone is preloaded with Windows 10 and is priced at Rs 9,399. The new Lumia 550 comes in matte black and glossy white. 

The Microsoft Lumia 550 features a 4.7-inch HD display with 1280×720 pixels resolution and pixel density of 315 ppi. The Lumia 550 also includes Glance Screen that makes sure you never miss out on what is important by displaying time, date, notifications, and calendar entries without having to unlock or activate your phone.

The handset is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 (MSM8909) processor coupled with 1GB RAM. It offers an internal storage of 8GB which can be expanded up to 200GB via micro SD card.

The Lumia 550 sports a 5MP auto-focus rear camera with with LED flash and f/2.4 aperture and it can shoot 720p videos at a frame rate of 30fps. The handset also features a 2MP front-facing camera for taking selfies. The handset is backed by a 2100 mAh removable battery.

The Lumia 550 supports 4G LTE with download speed up to 150 Mbps and upload speed up to 50 Mbps. It also comes with the all-new Microsoft Edge browser. Microsoft's most affordable 4G LTE phone, the Lumia 550 is preloaded with Windows 10 and signature Microsoft apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Cortana, OneDrive, Outlook Mail, Calendar and Skype.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 to launch in US on November 20

Microsoft is planning to launch its flagship device, Lumia 950 on November 20. The Windows 10 powered Lumia 950 will be launched in US this Friday. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has announced that Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL will be available in India from December.

Microsoft has recently announced threshold 2 update for Windows 10 and it is expected that Windows 10 mobile build 10586 has been confirmed as RTM. AT&T will be the only carrier supporting Lumia 950 in US and it will also be available unlocked from Microsoft’s own stores.

Microsoft’s Lumia 950 will be the first commercial smartphone to run Windows 10 mobile. It features a 5.2-inch WQHD AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. A high pixel density of 564 pixels per square inch shows an amazing amount of detail within the display.

The dual-sim smartphone is powered by a 1.8 GHz Hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage.

The smartphone comes with a 20MP Auto focus camera with triple LED natural flash and a 5MP wide-angle front camera. The 20 MP sensor automatically takes sharper images of fast-moving subjects and a triple LED natural flash helps create accurate lighting in darker environments. Rich Capture lets you quickly adjust the color saturation level of bright or dark areas and add or remove the flash afterwards. With advanced Optical Image Stabilization and virtually seamless auto focus, the Lumia 950 Dual SIM is always ready to take super-sharp and silky-smooth 4K videos.

The handset is backed by a 3000mAh Replaceable battery. With USB-C fast charging the device can charge up to 50% capacity with just 30 minutes of charging.

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Microsoft Unveils Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft unveiled two powerful windows phones at a press conference in New York today. The company unveiled two new flagship devices, the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL. Both the devices are loaded with exciting features.

The Lumia 950 features a 5.2-inch AMOLED capacitive display with a resolution of 1440x2560 and a ppi of 564. The display comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor coupled with Adreno 418 GPU and 3GB RAM. It also uses liquid cooling technology. It has an internal storage of 32 GB which can be expandable upto 200GB via microSD card. It features a 20MP primary camera with autofocus and triple-LED RGB flash. It also features a 5MP camera at the front. The Lumia 950 is backed y a 3000 mAh Li-ion battery.

The Lumia 950 XL features a 5.7-inch display with a resolution of 1440x2560 and a ppi of 515. The device is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor coupled with Adreno 430 GPU and 3GB RAM. It has an internal storage of 32GB and it also has a micro SD card slot. It also features a 20MP primary camera with autofocus, natural flash, two-stage capture key, 2x digital zoom and more. It uses a 5MP wide angle secondary camera. The Lumia 950 XL is backed by a 3340 mAh Li-ion battery with fast charging option.

Both devices can shoot 4K video and include fifth-generation optical image stabilization technology and a dedicated camera button. Both runs a nearly full version of Windows 10. Lumia 950 will be available for $549 and Lumia 950 XL will be available for $649, both are expected to be shipped in November.

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