Microsoft's family in the smartphone market will be expanded. In addition to high-performance premium smartphones, such as. The Lumia 950, Microsoft has 10 brought to the Lumia 550 also an entry-level smartphone with Windows on the market. Since December 12, 2015, the LTE-enabled smartphone is already available and is reasonably priced for under 130 Euro. The question arises: Is it worth buying?
· 4.7 inch display with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution
· Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 4-core processor with 1.1 GHz and 1GB RAM
· 8GB internal memory
At first glance, offers smartphone technology area a rather meager fare. The 4-core processor and 8GB internal memory sets the Lumia 550 continues as a successor to the Lumia 535th Thus the device can of course top models on the market are not enough water, but it should give only a cheap and modern Windows 10 his unit.
And so Microsoft oriented not only in the art on predecessors, but also in appearance. The Lumia 550 also comes in a simple plastic housing. However, one must renounce colorful colors. The Lumia 550 there is so far only black in the models and white. By interchangeable back but offer third-party cases for the smartphone.
Ins simple case an HD display is recessed. The display is, however, compared to its predecessor slightly shrunk (4.7 inch Lumia 550 / Lumia 535 5 inches). But it is the lesser of 67.8 millimeters well in hand. The screen resolution is 1280 × 720 pixels for the low price range but outstanding.
Camera and memory
Photos are taken with a 5 megapixel main camera and the front cam is a 2-megapixel sensor to the side. While this is good for less glossy portraits, but at least sufficient. Once shot images are then stored on the 8GB small and internal memory. This can, however, expand via microSD memory card up to 200 GB. This is a useful feature, because the Lumia 550 runs is with the OS and pre-installed apps already more than 3.4 GB of storage.
Mobile LTE data connection
The flagship of the Lumia 550 is above all the LTE data connection. This is not a matter of course in this price range. Here, the Microsoft smartphone uses all common frequencies and allows maximum data rates of up to 150 Mbit / s. Therefore, users must refrain compared to the high-end devices Lumia 950 (XL) at 550 to functions such as Continuum or Windows Hello.
Battery life
The 2,100 mAh (mAh) comprehensive battery lasts all day without problems by, at least in normal use. In a turbo boost function but Lumia 550 buyers have to do without, as on the fast USB Type-C standard. That is only provided for the more expensive premium-class devices.
The technical specifications of the Lumia 550
· Display 11.9 cm (4.7 inches) IPS touchscreen
· Resolution: 720 x 1 280 px (315 ppi)
· Operating System Microsoft Windows Phone 10CPU Qualcomm, Snapdragon 210, 4 cores, 1.10 GHz
· Memory 1.0 GB RAM, 8.00 GB flash memory, expandable through microSD Card, microSDHC Card, microSDHC card up to 200.0 GB
· Data transfer EDGE, HSPA+ (42,20 MBit/s), LTE (150,00 MBit/s), WLAN, Bluetooth
· Type of SIM card: Nano SIM
· Mobile (MHz) GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
· UMTS 850, 900, 2100
· LTE 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600
· Main camera 5.0 megapixels
· Camera video calling 2.0 megapixel
· Battery life Standby 672.0 hours (GSM), use 16.0 hours (GSM)
· Dimensions 136.1 mm x 67.8 mm x 9.9 mm
· Weight 141.9 g
Conclusion: For an entry-level smartphone for the price of just under 130 euros Lumia 550 satisfied nevertheless expectations. The processing is fine, the camera is at least sufficient and Windows Mobile 10 is stable. Of course you can not expect so much from a device that is designed primarily for the entry and the low price range. But those who do not mind the plastic housing, takes quite right technology.
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