Microsoft is taking the fight to Android and has launched new affordable 500-series smartphone, the Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual sim, sporting a layered design. Lumia models stand out in the mid-range because of their attractive styling, good cameras and decent battery life, which somewhat make up for other shortcomings.
Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
Display, Design and Configuration
The Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM carries a 4-inch LCD multi touch display with WVGA resolution and a pixel density of 233ppi. It measures 11.6mm around the waist and tips the scale at 136.3g. It boots Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 OS which means you get.
Acting as the brains is a 1.2GHz Cortex A7 quad-core processor sitting on Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200 chipset. Together with 1GB RAM and Adreno 302 GPU it puts up a powerful performance.
Camera and Storage
The Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM features a 5MP camera which can shoot 480p videos at 30fps at the back. At the front, there is a poor VGA snapper. It has an internal memory of 8GB which is further expandable up to 32GB.
Battery and Connectivity
The Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM is capable of delivering up to 21 hours of talktime and up to 528 hours of standby time over 2G with a 1,560mAh Li-ion battery. Connectivity options come in the form of 3G, dual SIM functionality, GPS/A-GPS, GLONASS, Mobile hotspot and Wi-Fi.
Verdict
The Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM has been designed to smartly to deliver powerful performance at decent price. It runs on the latest Windows Phone OS and gives access to services like MS Office, OneDrive and Skype. It can be availed in green, orange, white and black colours.
| PRICE | Rs.6549  |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| SCREEN | 4.0 inches (~58.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| DISPLAY | 480 x 800 pixels (~233 ppi pixel density) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| CAMERA | Rear Camera: 5 MP, Front Camera: VGA, 480p |
| MEMORY | Internal: 8 GB, microSD, up to 128 GB |
| BATTERY | Li-Ion 1560 mAh battery |
| OTHERS | 2G,3G,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 |
