Microsoft announces 'most affordable' Lumia smartphone yet

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Microsoft has announced the launch of the new Lumia 530 smartphone, which – at €85 (£67) before taxes and other subsidies – is being described as the "most affordable" Lumia-branded device yet.

The handset is expected to be available from next month (August) in both single-SIM 3G and dual-SIM 3G variants, with the launch designed to open up Windows Phone to even more consumers thanks to its price.

It will run the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1; has a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor under the cover: and offers up to 4GB of onboard memory, which can be expanded to 128GB.

In addition to the handset, Microsoft has also unveiled the €19 (£15) Bang mini speaker by Coloud, which is described as the "ideal companion" to the Lumia 530 and is due for release "in the coming weeks".

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