Microsoft’s low cost Lumia 550 smartphone now available outright

Apart from the Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship models, Microsoft has also introduced its affordable Lumia 550 smartphone for the Malaysian market. During its official launch, the Lumia 550 was only offered on contract to Digi business customers. If you’re looking to get a Windows 10 smartphone on a budget, you can now do so without strings attached.

Priced at RM559, the Lumia 550 is the currently the most affordable Windows 10 mobile device from Microsoft. Even with a lower price tag, it promises the same productivity experience thanks to Office and OneDrive.

In terms of specs, it gets a one-hand friendly 4.7″ display that does 1280×720 pixels resolution and it runs on Qualcomm’s 1.1GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 210 processor with 1GB of RAM. Keeping your apps are content is a modest 8GB of storage that’s expandable up to 200GB extra with microSD.

For taking pictures, it settles for a 5.0MP f/2.4 camera at the rear that shoot videos up to HD 720p. Meanwhile at the front, it gets a 2MP f/2.8 camera. The Lumia 550 is a single-SIM (nano-SIM) device and it also supports 4G LTE for faster connectivity. For charging and data transfer, it still uses a standard microUSB port. So you can’t use the Microsoft Display Dock like its more expensive siblings. Keeping the lights on is a 2,100mAh battery that’s removable.

You can learn more about the device over at its product page.

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