Microsoft Lumia 435 - First impressions of the new entry level Windows Phone

Lumia 435

It's no secret that Microsoft has done pretty well with low-priced, budget spec Windows Phones. The Lumia 520 to this date is still one of the near pop Windows Phones of all time, and at that place have been several since. Joining the likes of the 530, 535 and 630/635 now is this, the Lumia 435. And with a drop downward from 5 to iv, it'due south easy to assume that this is the new standard for the entry level device.

Announced with the 532 as only the second (and third) devices to come up with the Microsoft badge over the former Nokia 1, the 435 enters a crowded space. And it'south crowded through Microsoft's own doing. There's such a choice at the budget end that it'due south hard to choose an outright winner. The Lumia 435 has to compete against several of its own siblings, and information technology's capable of property its ain.

Read on for our outset impressions.

At this betoken in fourth dimension nosotros'd not feel at all bad virtually telling anyone looking for a low cost Windows Phone to ignore the Lumia 530 altogether. While it's cheap, surrounded by the more recent, Microsoft badged releases, the value for money isn't necessarily in that location. The Lumia 530 used to the be baseline, the entry level, but that championship now belongs to the Lumia 435. And it'southward definitely worth considering. With 1GB of RAM on board, the Lumia 435 already has a leg upwards on anything with simply 512MB. It falls brusk of the Lumia 530 in other areas, only since it's a 4, not a 5, we'd expect some shortcomings.

Lumia 435 specifications

Single and dual-SIM variants
Windows Telephone viii.one with Lumia Denim
4-inch WVGA LCD (800 x 480)
i.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 CPU
1 GB RAM
viii GB storage
MicroSD card back up (Upwards to 128 GB)
Removable 1560 mAh battery
2MP rear photographic camera (fixed focus)
0.3MP front-facing stock-still-focus camera
Iv colors: greenish, orange, white, blackness (swappable covers)

Lumia 435

It's not the slimmest phone in the globe, in actual fact information technology's a little chunky. Only since information technology's then pocket-size information technology tin get abroad with it, as it doesn't bring whatsoever real heft with information technology. Information technology's actually a real lookalike for the Android powered Nokia X, and with the ii side-past-side you lot'd probably be hard pushed to pick which one was which (without looking at what'south on the screen or the badge on the back).

The display is a little cogitating, but doesn't seem besides bad when compared to some other budget devices, and fifty-fifty without Clearblack it's potentially approaching the Lumia 635 for quality. It's as well going to be a real fingerprint magnet, merely the same tin can't exist said of the back with the matte orange finish like the Lumia 830 on our unit compared to the glossy orange of the Lumia 535.

Lumia 435

All in all it'due south a squeamish little telephone. If you just desire a cheap Windows Phone that'll run all the apps you desire it to, it might be worth considering. It's in a crowded and disruptive area of Microsoft's product portfolio, merely if it's priced right it's worth consideration for anyone in the market for this type of device. Equally is always the case with Windows Phone devices, it performs admirably even with low-end hardware.

We'll be putting together a full review soon, so stay tuned to Windows Central for more.