Lumia 540 Dual Sim Launched for 149$

We are getting another Lumia in the low-end segment as the Lumia 540, which is a dual SIM device, the phone is priced for $149 which indeed translates to INR 9000 in Indian pricing. the phone will take debut in all the major markets by May 2015. The device comes pre-installed with Windows Phone 8.1 (Lumia Denim update) and has a phablet sized screen of  5-inch HD resolution display, along with some basic specs under the hood.

Lain Pottie, senior design manager of Industrial design at Microsoft  said,

 “The Lumia team is passionate about product-making, creating every smartphone with a distinct design personality within a coherent design approach, Our customers are the source of so much inspiration, but we know they have different needs and budgets, so we always want to provide choice. That’s why today we’re introducing the new Lumia 540 Dual SIM.”

The Microsoft Lumia 540 is having the following specs sheet

• 5-inch IPS Display
• 720 x 1280 Pixel Resolution.
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor 
• 4x 1.2 GHz CPU 
• 1GB RAM 
• 8GB internal storage 
• 8MP Rear Camera
• 5MP Front Camera 
• 2200 mAh battery

Microsof  said that the phone will be upgraded to Windows 10, but due to some limitations not all the features of the Windows 10 will be their on the system, it will run on Windows 10 but with limited features. The price of the phone is quite competitive at just $149.99, the phone will be available in India, Middle East, Africa, along with other areas. In India the phone will be priced around INR 9000.