Microsoft launches Lumia 650 and Lumia 650 Dual SIM for $199

Microsoft Lumia 650

Microsoft has finally made the rumored Lumia 650 official along with its Dual SIM variant called the Lumia 650 Dual SIM. The Lumia 650 was in rumors from a long time and finally we have these officially launched. both the device runs on Windows 10 OS out of the box and is priced at $199. It will be available in matte black and matte white color options. It comes with a metal frame and isjust 6.9mm thick. The device has also recently got the FCC approval in the US and was leaked in new images as well.

Microsoft Lumia 650
Microsoft Lumia 650

The Lumia 650 comes with a 5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor along with 1GB of RAM. It has 16GB internal storage and expandable storage up to 200GB with microSD card slot. The Dual SIM option is available only in the Dual SIM variant of the Lumia 650. It runs on Windows 10 OS out of the box.

Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone
Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone

It features an 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture and HD 720p video recording. It also comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture ad HD 720p video recording. It comes with a 2000mAh removable battery and connectivity options includes 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS and aGPS with 3.5mm audio jack and FM Radio support.

Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone white back
Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone white back

It measures 142x 70.9 x 6.9 mm and weights 122 grams and will be available in select European markets beginning February 18. The Lumia 650 comes with built-in support for Microsoft business applications, new third party Universal Windows Applications like Uber, and one click setup of common everyday tools like Office 365.

Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone white
Microsoft Lumia 650 Windows 10 phone white

“Now, here at the beginning of 2016, we’re excited to announce the new Lumia 650 – our latest smartphone running Windows 10. The Lumia 650 comes in matte black and matte white, and will become available in select European markets beginning Feb. 18, starting from a suggested retail price around $199 USD before local taxes and subsidies.” Microsoft posted in an official launch post.

 

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