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Microsoft kicked off this year with the launch of its most affordable Lumia smartphone till date, the Lumia 435. Soon after announcing the device, the company launched it in India for Rs 4,999. The Microsoft Lumia 435 is the Redmond-based tech giant’s move on the crop of affordable Android-powered smartphones. Apart from bringing the latest Windows Phone experience, the Lumia 435 offers superb performance in its category. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, which works in tandem with one gigabyte of RAM to offer impressive performance in its segment.
In addition to offering solid performance in the budget category, the Microsoft Lumia 435 has a lot more reasons to go for. If you are planning to purchase this budget Lumia, let’s take a quick look on the features of this Windows Phone 8.1 device.
Performance & Battery life
The Microsoft Lumia 435 is as mentioned above is loaded with a powerful dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 SoC that has a clock speed of 1.2GHz. The Snapdragon 200 processor is designed to deliver a balance of performance and better battery life for the devices carrying a budget-friendly price tag. The processor is accompanied by an Adreno 302 GPU and 1GB of RAM for smooth gaming performance. Apart from great performance in its range, the Lumia 435 also delivers solid battery life. The device is backed by a 1,560mAh battery, which thanks to the Snapdragon 200 chipset delivers 20.9 hours and 11.7 hours of talk time on 2G and 3G networks respectively. It offers an impressive 21 days of standby time with dual SIM. The device gives you music playback time of 64 hours, 9.4 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, and 6.6 hours of video playback.
Performance and solid battery life are the two main reasons to go for the budget Lumia 435. However, it’s not all, the phone is loaded with latest software and a lot more. Now let’s take a quick look on what else it has to offer beside decent performance.
Display & Design: The Lumia 435 comes with a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, resulting into a pixel density of 233ppi. Incorporated into a built-to-last body, the phone is offered with multiple swappable back panels available in black, white, green and yellow. Overall, design-wise the Lumia 435 looks more like the mid-range Lumia offerings from the brand.
Software: The Microsoft Lumia 435 runs Windows Phone 8.1 operating system with the Lumia Denim update. The Lumia Denim update adds a host of new intuitive features to WP 8.1, which are not available on other Windows Phone 8.1 running devices in the market. The device comes loaded with Cortana, your personal voice assistant similar to the likes of the Apple’s Siri and Google Now. Other software highlights include the latest Lumia Camera application, Nokia HERE maps, integrated Skype calling, and Office.
Storage: For storage needs, the Microsoft Lumia 435 comes with 8GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card, a feature hardly seen in competing devices in its range. In addition, Microsoft is offering 15GB of free OneDrive storage, and additional 15GB on the same service if you activate Camera roll backup.
Camera & Connectivity: The Microsoft Lumia offers a 2MP fixed-focus primary camera with f/2.8 aperture, which is capable of recording WVGA quality videos at 30 frames per second. On the front it houses a 0.3MP camera with f/2.7 aperture. The front snapper lets you record 480p quality videos apart from offering a fully-integrated Skype experience. Imaging experience is enhanced by the latest Lumia Camera and Lumia Selfie applications. Coming to the connectivity features, the Lumia 435 in India is offered with dual-SIM slots. Its connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot with support for connecting eight devices simultaneously, Bluetooth 4.0, micro-USB, and peer-to-peer sharing via Lumia Beamer, Lumia Storyteller, and Play to DLNA applications.
Wrap up:
At just Rs 5,999, the Microsoft Lumia 435 is affordable and a solid performer. Even being the most affordable Lumia, the phone doesn’t miss the latest Windows Phone experience and all other software tweaks available in mid-range Lumia phones. Recently unveiled Windows 10 OS is another reason to go for the Lumia 435, since Microsoft has announced to make the new OS a free upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1 users. If you have any questions then make sure you pen down your comments below.
Microsoft Lumia 435: Budget Windows smartphone with powerful processor
In addition to offering solid performance in the budget category, the Microsoft Lumia 435 has a lot more reasons to go for. If you are planning to purchase this budget Lumia, let’s take a quick look on the features of this Windows Phone 8.1 device.
Performance & Battery life
The Microsoft Lumia 435 is as mentioned above is loaded with a powerful dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 SoC that has a clock speed of 1.2GHz. The Snapdragon 200 processor is designed to deliver a balance of performance and better battery life for the devices carrying a budget-friendly price tag. The processor is accompanied by an Adreno 302 GPU and 1GB of RAM for smooth gaming performance. Apart from great performance in its range, the Lumia 435 also delivers solid battery life. The device is backed by a 1,560mAh battery, which thanks to the Snapdragon 200 chipset delivers 20.9 hours and 11.7 hours of talk time on 2G and 3G networks respectively. It offers an impressive 21 days of standby time with dual SIM. The device gives you music playback time of 64 hours, 9.4 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, and 6.6 hours of video playback.
Performance and solid battery life are the two main reasons to go for the budget Lumia 435. However, it’s not all, the phone is loaded with latest software and a lot more. Now let’s take a quick look on what else it has to offer beside decent performance.
Display & Design: The Lumia 435 comes with a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, resulting into a pixel density of 233ppi. Incorporated into a built-to-last body, the phone is offered with multiple swappable back panels available in black, white, green and yellow. Overall, design-wise the Lumia 435 looks more like the mid-range Lumia offerings from the brand.
Software: The Microsoft Lumia 435 runs Windows Phone 8.1 operating system with the Lumia Denim update. The Lumia Denim update adds a host of new intuitive features to WP 8.1, which are not available on other Windows Phone 8.1 running devices in the market. The device comes loaded with Cortana, your personal voice assistant similar to the likes of the Apple’s Siri and Google Now. Other software highlights include the latest Lumia Camera application, Nokia HERE maps, integrated Skype calling, and Office.
Storage: For storage needs, the Microsoft Lumia 435 comes with 8GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card, a feature hardly seen in competing devices in its range. In addition, Microsoft is offering 15GB of free OneDrive storage, and additional 15GB on the same service if you activate Camera roll backup.
Camera & Connectivity: The Microsoft Lumia offers a 2MP fixed-focus primary camera with f/2.8 aperture, which is capable of recording WVGA quality videos at 30 frames per second. On the front it houses a 0.3MP camera with f/2.7 aperture. The front snapper lets you record 480p quality videos apart from offering a fully-integrated Skype experience. Imaging experience is enhanced by the latest Lumia Camera and Lumia Selfie applications. Coming to the connectivity features, the Lumia 435 in India is offered with dual-SIM slots. Its connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hotspot with support for connecting eight devices simultaneously, Bluetooth 4.0, micro-USB, and peer-to-peer sharing via Lumia Beamer, Lumia Storyteller, and Play to DLNA applications.
Wrap up:
At just Rs 5,999, the Microsoft Lumia 435 is affordable and a solid performer. Even being the most affordable Lumia, the phone doesn’t miss the latest Windows Phone experience and all other software tweaks available in mid-range Lumia phones. Recently unveiled Windows 10 OS is another reason to go for the Lumia 435, since Microsoft has announced to make the new OS a free upgrade for Windows Phone 8.1 users. If you have any questions then make sure you pen down your comments below.