While most of us fret over the specs of the next-gen flagship phone from the likes of Samsung, Apple, LG, Sony, HTC, and so on, there are others in parts of the world where owning a phone itself is considered a luxury. These are markets that Nokia used to tap into and now that Microsoft officially owns the company, it looks like Microsoft has decided to take over that role.
Microsoft has recently announced two new handsets in the form of the Nokia 215 and the Nokia 215 dual-SIM editions. Essentially both phones are the same except that the latter will feature dual-SIM support for those who might have more than one line active at a time.
The Nokia 215 will come with Facebook and Messenger preinstalled so that users will be able to keep up to date with their friends and chat with them at the same time. Twitter will also be supported on the phone which is great for those who prefer reading Twitter updates instead. The phone will come with the Opera Mini Browser and Bing Search, and will also feature MSN Weather.
Now it is safe to say that the Nokia 215 isn’t a smartphone, but it also means that it will come with a killer battery life. According to Microsoft, the Nokia 215 will last 29 days on standby, and up to 20 hours of talk time, or 50 hours of music playback. So how much will this cost? Try a very, very affordable $29.
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