Microsoft has just released the great value Windows 10-powered Lumia 550 smartphone in Europe. Other global territories are set to get the budget handset “in the coming weeks”.
A new post on the official Windows blog claims that the new Lumia “offers the best of Microsoft to people who value affordability and uncompromised quality”. The phone comes with a 4.7-inch display, 4G LTE connectivity and many of the standard Microsoft apps and features, including productivity suite Office, cloud storage solution OneDrive and virtual assistant Cortana.
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This makes the phone easy for existing users of Windows 10 computers to hook into their use of the broader Microsoft ecosystem – though it could be argued that the quality, contrary to the Redmond firm’s claims, isn’t quite “uncompromised”.
Unsurprisingly considering the low $139 USD price, the specs are relatively limited – they include just 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and a 5-megapixel back camera. Still, for numerous undemanding phone users, these specs remain likely more than sufficient for their needs.
