Microsoft India has launched one more budget Windows smartphone Lumia 540. The smartphone will be available in Cyan, Orange, White and Matte Black colours. The device will be available from Monday. Microsoft Lumia 540 price in India is 10,199. The device comes with few bundled launch offers such as including Rs. 1,000 cashback on recharges, and Rs. 200 off every month for 5 months from Paytm; cashback of Rs. 200 per recharge for the first four recharges of Rs. 500 or higher on Ola Money; 2 months free subscription to Gaana along with unlimited music downloads, as well as a ‘Double Data for 2 Months’ offer from Airtel.
Microsoft Lumia 540 runs on Windows 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. Microsoft also promised to upgrade OS to the next new Windows OS Windows 10. The device sports 5 inch IPS LCD screen with screen resolution of 720×1280 pixel and 294 ppi pixel density.
Microsoft Lumia 540 is powered by 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM. The internal storage of the device is 8GB and it supports microSD card upto 128GB. Lumia 540 also comes with 30GB of free OneDrive cloud storage.
Microsoft Lumia 540 sports 8MP autofocus primary rear camera with LED flash. There is also a 5MP front facing camera with wide angle lense. The connectivity features of this Lumia Dual sim smartphone are USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi with hotspot, GPS, and 3G network support. Peer-to-Peer sharing and support for up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices for Wi-Fi hotspot .
Microsoft Lumia 540 has user replaceable 2200mAh battery . The device measures 144 x 73.69×9.37mm, and weighs 152 grams. This dual sim smartphone comes with 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.
Recently Microsoft is launching lot of smartphones in the price range of 5 to 10k. The Lumia 640(Review) which has bit better CPU compared to this available for Rs.9,999 after discount.
Microsoft Lumia 540 Specification
- 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with 1GB of RAM.
- Windows 8.1 with Lumia Denim update.
- 5 inch IPS LCD screen with screen resolution of 720×1280
- 8MP autofocus primary rear camera with LED flash
- 5MP front facing camera with wide angle lense
- USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi with hotspot, GPS, and 3G network support
- User replaceable 2200mAh battery.