Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM Launched

The Redmond giant touts that the #Microsoft #Lumia 430 Dual SIM is the "most affordable Lumia to-date" and comes at a price of $70 (approximately Rs. 4,400) before taxes and subsidies. The Lumia 430 Dual SIM will begin rolling out in select markets in the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus starting in April, while it will roll out in India towards the end of April. The Lumia 430 Dual SIM comes in Bright Orange and Black colours.

Another highlight of the Lumia 430 Dual SIM is it can be upgraded to Windows 10 when it becomes available later this year.

The Lumia 430 Dual SIM features a suite of Microsoft services including Microsoft's Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote), Outlook, Skype, OneDrive, and users can download more apps from the Windows Phone Store.

For specifications, the Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM runs Widows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It features a 4-inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) LCD display offering a pixel density of 235ppi. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It comes with 8GB of built-in storage expandable further via microSD card (up to 128GB). Much like other Lumia handsets, the Lumia 430 Dual SIM also comes with 30GB of free OneDrive cloud storage. It sports a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera while also housing a 0.3-megapixel front camera. The handset is backed by a 1500mAh replaceable battery, measures 120.5x63.19x10.63mm, and weighs 127.9 grams.