Pocket-friendly Lumia 550 launched

At a launch event yesterday, Microsoft announced three new smartphones, cheapest of which is the Lumia 550.

The Lumia 550 is a budget Windows 10 smartphone sporting a 4.7-inch display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels.

The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB of RAM power, 8GB of built-in storage and a microSD card slot for expandable memory.

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On the front of the Lumia 550 is a 2-megapixel camera while there’s a 5-megapixel shooter at the back, and a 2100mAh battery.

The smartphone will go on sale from next month and should be available at all Microsoft stores across the globe.