Microsoft has announced a new phone running Windows: the Lumia 650. As its name numerically implies, this phone sits closer to the low-end $139 (£100) Lumia 550 than the high-end Lumia 950 and 950XL. On the outside, it has a 5-inch 1280×720 OLED screen and an 8MP camera; the inside features a quad core Snapdragon 212 at 1.3GHz, 1GB RAM, 16GB storage, and LTE support.
The device will cost around $199 in the US and around £150-160 in the UK. It’s available in black and white, and both options are attractive. With a metal band around the edge, the 650 looks more like the Lumia 830 and 930/Icon than it does the Lumia 950, and it’s better for it—it looks smarter and higher-end than the flagship phones.
