Lumia 535 Pros and Cons Review

Lumia 535 is the budget dual sim Windows smartphone. The device runs on Windows 8.1 with Update 1 and few Nokia exclusive features. Microsoft Lumia 535 price in India is Rs.9,199.

Lumia 535 is powered by 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage of the device is 8GB and supports microSD card upto 128GB.  It has 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with qHD(960 x 540 Pixels) screen resolution which translates to 220 ppi pixel density. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Lumia 535

Lumia 535 comes with 5MP primary camera(1/4 inch sensor, f/2.4 aperture and 28mm focal length) with flash and 5MP secondary camera. This Dual sim Windows phone has 1905 mAh battery which will last for full 1 day with normal use. The connectivity features of the device includes 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Lumia 535

Pros of Lumia 535

  • Dual sim with Dual standby
  • User replaceable battery
  • Expandable storage option upto 128GB and 1GB of RAM
  • Decent viewing angles
  • Good battery life
  • Good selfie camera performance

Cons of Lumia 535

  • Poor Touch sensitivity: This is a software bug. Microsoft acknowledged this bug and will get a bug fix update soon.
  • Secondary camera performance is average.
  • No HD video recording: Max resolution at which videos can be recorded is 480p@30fps.
  • No 720 p screen resolution: The same price brand smartphones does provide the 720p screen.

Microsoft Lumia 535 Tips and Trick

How to take screenshot on Lumia 535

To take screenshot or print screen on Lumia 535, you need to press and hold Volume Up  and Power key  button at the same time. If the screenshot is taken, then screen will flash and play an audible camera like shutter sound. The taken screenshot will be saved to the folder in Albums/Screenshots which can be accessed via Photos Hub. You can read more on this in my eralier post How to take screenshot on Lumia smartphone.

How to use Lumia 535 as Modem

Lumia 535 provides WiFi hotspot feature. You can enable Lumia 535 WiFi hotspot internet sharing by going to Settings-> Internet sharing.

Microsoft Lumia 535 Specification

  • 1.2 GHz Snapdragon 200 Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM
  • Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Update 1
  • 5 MP Primary Camera with Flash
  • 5 MP Secondary Camera
  • 8GB internal storage
  • Expandable Storage Capacity of 128 GB
  • 5-inch IPS LCD Capacitive Touch screen with qHD screen resolution
  • Dual Standby Sim (GSM + WCDMA)
  • 1905 mAh battery

Comments

3 responses to “Lumia 535 Pros and Cons Review”

  1. nachiket kalpe Avatar
    nachiket kalpe

    Lumia535is pretty good but don’t suppoyt otg cable damm it….

  2. niraj Avatar
    niraj

    camera resolution and the battery should be at this price.

  3. Heshan Avatar
    Heshan

    GPS is not sensitive when compared with other phones.it takes longer time to get the exact location and occurs touch problems

    higher battery life,quick OS

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