Known as the Nokia 215, the handset is set to go on sale for just $29, and Microsoft says it is 'our most affordable Internet-ready entry-level phone yet, perfectly suited for first-time mobile phone buyers or as a secondary phone for just about anyone.'
Microsoft has not yet revealed when or even if the phone will be available in the US. Although the phone does not have 3G capabilities, the Nokia 215 has preinstalled Facebook and Twitter, along with a web browser.
The handset is available in two versions with one or two SIM cards.
“For those who like to talk, Nokia 215 provides up to 20 hours of talk time,” the firm says.
“Browsing the web is super-easy, thanks to Opera Mini Browser and Bing Search.”
The firm adds that Nokia 215 may keep you entertained for up to 50 hours with a built-in MP3 player and FM radio.
It also features Nokia's SLAM technology, which allows people to simply bring two SLAM-enabled devices together to send or receive files.
It will be available in green, black and white versions, and will initially go on sale in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the first quarter of 2015.
Late last year, Microsoft marked the end of an era in the smartphone world by launching the first Lumia handset without the Nokia branding, the 525.
The Windows maker bought the Finnish technology firm in a $ 6.6 billion USD deal in April, and has now shifted its Lumia brand of phones into its own Windows Phone range. Source