Samsung isn’t the only manufacturer in the smartphone market that’s moving into the use of metal in their products in order to attract more buyers. This week, Microsoft announced the Lumia 650 which sports a solid aluminum frame.
Although the back plate of the Lumia 650 is still plastic (and is removable), the use of metal around the device hints that the company is going to the right direction.
Specs-wise, the Lumia 650 is sporting a 5-inch HD AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 212 chipset with four Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There’s also an 8MP camera on the back of the device (f/2.2 aperture) and a 5MP snapper on the front with the same aperture.
The phone is rocking LTE connectivity, Bluetooth v4.1, NFC, Wi-Fi b/g/n, an FM radio, GPS, dual-SIM functionality and a 2000mAh battery which is replaceable too.
The Microsoft Lumia 650 will be launching in select markets in Europe this week for $199.
Source: Windows Blog
