Philippines First Microsoft Reseller Store Opens

The once Nokia Store has been replaced by Microsoft Authorized Reseller Store located at SM North EDSA Annex!

People were greeted with donuts as well as fun activities while exploring the Windows Experience.

Celebrity Endorser Fabio Ide was there to promote the brand and its devices and was very happy to mingle with the crowd. Members of Windows Phone Philippines were also present.

Available for sale were Lumia Smartphones and Accessories and HP Stream 7 Tablet. Here is the Price list:

The First 100 customers upon purchase of a Lumia 830, 930, 640 XL, or 540 DS got Coloud Boom Headphones and Bang Speakers, 11000mAh power bank, Sim card. Second 200 hundred customers got P1000 OFF plus a Smart Sim.

Well if you missed this one, you will have another chance with opening of Microsoft Store at SM Megamall this July 4 10AM! See event:

Microsoft Reseller Store SM Megamall

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Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual Sim Specs, Price, Philippines

Microsoft introduces yet another affordable smartphone in the form of Lumia 540  Dual Sim.

The New Lumia comes in slew colorful back covers. It features a 5 inch HD IPS LCD Display that equates to 294ppi which should give you quality decent viewing.

Inside, is Snapdragon 200 Quad-Core Processor clocked at 1.2Ghz with Adreno 302 Graphics supported by 1GB RAM and 8GB Internal Storage. An expandable microSD slot is available if you need more storage. Cloud Storage is provided with 15GB via OneDrive.

As for connectivity, the standard options are available like WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. Data connection through 3G or HSPA+ to get you on the go internet access. It is a Dual SIM / Dual Standby device that supports multiple network choices.

Camera-wise the Lumia 540 boast 8MP primary rear camera with LED Flash and a very selfie-centric 5MP Front.

Battery is at 2200mAh and is removable.

Out of the box it runs Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 with Lumia Denim and is upgradeable to Windows 10.

It has been officially announced for Philippine Market and will retail for 7,990. Seems steep for just a Snapdragon 200 device.

and look what we have here, it is now available via cmkcellphones.com!

Found a model unit. It has Asha-like aesthetics with its laminated protected back cover. Upfront it looks like Lumia 535 as you can clearly see in the picture below.

Microsoft Lumia 540
Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Upgradeable to Windows 10
5 inch HD 720p IPS LCD Display
1.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Snapdragon 200 MSM8212
Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM
8GB Internal Storage
Expandable via Micro SD
8MP Rear Camera
5MP Front Camera
Dual SIM / Dual Standby
HSPA+/3G
WiFi b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS
2200mAh Removable Battery
Blue, Orange, Black, White

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Microsoft Lumia 435 Specs, Price, Philippines

Microsoft new entry level offering, the Lumia 435 gets spotted and is now available!!!

Lumia 435 looks simple bar type with squarish corners and curved back. Upfront is its 4 inch WVGA LCD Display, pretty much basic visuals. The smartphone also feature modest specifications with processing handled by only Dual-Core Snapdragon 200 processor but will be have sufficient RAM with 1GB and Internal Storage at 8GB. WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 3.5G / HSPA makes up its connectivity. For its camera, you get low resolution fixed focus with only 2MP main rear camera and VGA for front-facing. Lumia 435 is said to have 21 days standby time, up to 20.9 hours talk time, music playback time 64 hours, video playback 6.6 hours and Wi-Fi network browsing of 9.4 hours with its 1560mAh Battery.

On software side, it runs Windows Phone 8.1 and will be upgradeable to Windows 10. Since this is a Lumia it would also have Lumia exclusive apps including plus version of Here Drive.

Microsoft seems to test the waters with this one as they target on the basic side of things and making all apps available for consumer although cutting back on processor and camera. It's major competition is Lumia 530 and other offering from local brands for which at the same price range have quad core processor and high resolution cameras  albeit having only 512MB RAM. Will App availability be important than processor and camera? So what you think?

Spotted via cmkcellphones for only 3,990 Pesos but with SRP of 4,290 Pesos. Comes in Orange, Green, White and Black.

Oh look it is now available with Lazada Philippines!

Microsoft Lumia 435

Microsoft Lumia 435 Specs

Windows Phone 8.1

Upgradeable to Windows 10

4 inch WVGA LCD Display

1.2GHz Dual-Core Processor

MSM8210 Snapdragon 200

Adreno 302 GPU

1GB RAM

8GB Internal Storage

Expandable via MicroSD up to 128GB

2MP FF Rear Camera

VGA Front Facing Camera

3.5G/HSPA

MicroSIM

WiFi b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.0

GPS, aGPS, GLONASS

1560mAh Removable Battery 

4,290 Pesos

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