Microsofts cheapest Lumia 530 available in India for Rs.7349.00 with Windows 8.1 onboard

For all the Lumia and Windows 8.1 fans, Microsoft has officially launched its cheapest Lumia series smartphone, Lumia 530 on its official India store for Rs 7349.00 ($122.00). 

The Lumia 530 will have dual-SIM 3G support and a 4 inch FWVGA LCD screen which will give you 854 x 480 pixels resolution.  Lumia 530 will run on a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and have 512MB RAM.  It has internal storage capacity of 4GB and supports extended 128GB via micro SD card slot.

Lumia 530 has a 1430mAh battery which will give upto  22 days standby and 13 hours of 2G talk time as per Microsoft website. For connectivity, Lumia 530 has HSPA+ 21Mbps/5.76Mbps, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0 and micro-USB for PC transfer.

The real damper is that it will only sport a 5MP rear camera which is a shame for smart phones of this day and age.  This and the fact that it has only 512 MB RAM is likely to a bit too much for the prospective buyers even though it is the cheapest Lumia available. Motorola E which runs on Android and has 1GB RAM is available for Rs.7000.00 in India.  

However for those who are interested in owning a Lumia, the Lumia 530 will run the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 and comes with features such as the one-swipe notification from Action Center, and the fast Word Flow keyboard. Users will also get an additional 15 GB of free cloud storage on Microsoft OneDrive. It is available in four colours, green, dark grey, white and orange.

Microsoft is offering free 500MB 2G/3G data package worth Rs.250.00 in collaboration with Airtel and this offer valid till 31st Oct, 2014.  At present the Microsoft website says that the Lumia 530 is out of stock.  Below are the detailed specs of Lumia 530.

General features

Sales package

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM, Nokia Charger AC-18, Nokia Battery BL-5J, Quick guide

Model name

Nokia Lumia 530

Input type

Touch Screen

Form factor

BAR

Handset colors

Green

Camera

Primary camera

Yes, 5 MP

Video recording

Yes, 30 fps

Call records

Yes

Memory

Phonebook

Yes

Internal memory

Yes, 4 GB

Expandable memory

Yes, 128 GB

Card slot

Yes

Card slot type

MicroSD

Multimedia & entertainment

Music player

Yes

Supported format

3G2, 3GP, AAC, AAC LC, AMR-NB, FR, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, M4A, MP3, MP4, WMA, WMA 10 Pro, WMA 9, 3GPP formats (H.263), AVI, H.264/AVC, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG-4, VC-1, WMV

Video player

Yes

Fm radio

Yes

Games

Yes

Messaging

Yes

Mms

Yes

Platform

Operating system

Windows Phone 8.1

Processor speed

1.2 Ghz

Processor

Snapdragon 200

Processor type

Quad-core

Phone size

Dimensions (lxbxh)

119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm

Weight

129 gm

Battery

Battery type

BL-5J

Talk time

13.4 (2G), 10 (3G) hrs

Standby time

22 Days

Internet & connectivity

Email

Yes

Browser

Yes

Wlan

Yes

Wlan class

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Gprs

Yes

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth class

v4.0

2g network

Yes, 900/1800/850/1900

3g network

900/2100

Wi-fi

Yes

Usb

Yes, micro USB 2.0 High-Speed

Gps

Yes

Audio jack

3.5 mm

Java

Yes

Maps

Yes, Here Drive Plus , Bing Maps

Display

Touch screen

Yes

Screen size

10.16 cm

Screen resolution

854 x 480 Pixels

Colors

24 bits

Sounds

Ringtones & alert types

Vibration/MP3/WAV Ringtones

Loudspeaker

Yes

Sim type

Gsm

Yes

Dual sim

Yes

Warranty

Warranty

1 Year Manufacturer Warranty