Microsoft To Launch First Lumia Phone On November 11

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New York: Months after closing its $
7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's
handset unit, tech giant Microsoft is
expected to launch the first non-
Nokia branded Lumia smartphone on
November 11.

In a teaser on its Conversations blog,
Microsoft today said: "Microsoft is
delivering the power of everyday
mobile technology to everyone.
Come
back on November 11, to find out
more!"
It includes teaser shots on the look
of the device without disclosing the
features.

Reports suggest that the new handset
would feature the Microsoft logo, 5-
inch display, 1.2GHz processor, 1GB
RAM and 8GB storage.

Last month, Microsoft had confirmed
that it plans to do away with the
Nokia brand on Windows Phone-
based devices. "We are looking
forward to unveiling a Microsoft
Lumia device soon. This is of course
a natural progression as all devices
that once came from Nokia now
come from Microsoft," Microsoft
Senior Vice President of Marketing for
Phones Tuula Rytila had said.

Microsoft may launch first non-Nokia Lumia phone on November 11

 

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RE: Microsoft to launch first Lumia phoneon November 11

It has been a while since Microsoft
acquired Nokia as till recently,
Lumia devices were still sold under
the Nokia branding. But if a teaser
on the Nokia Conversations blog is to
be believed, Microsoft is all set to
launch the first Microsoft branded
Lumia device tomorrow on
November 11th.

Microsoft has has only headlined the
blog post as, “Want to see #
MoreLumia?” leaving things open to
interpretation. It goes on to say,
“Microsoft is delivering the power of
everyday mobile technology to
everyone.” Considering the flagship
and mid-range Lumia devices –
Lumia 930, 830 and 730 were
launched just recently, we are clearly
looking at an entry level Lumia
variant.

The Microsoft Lumia phone is
expected to be a successor to the
Lumia 635. Some days back a
Chinese website had leaked images
of what appeared to be a Microsoft
Lumia branded phone . According to
the site, the device, code-named
RM-1090, has a 5-inch HD display,
1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 SoC paired
with 1GB of RAM, dual SIM
configuration, 8GB internal storage.

On the camera front, it will most
likely have a 5MP rear camera and a
VGA front facing camera. The device
is expected to be priced around $100
which is approximately Rs 6,200.

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