It’s been about three months since the release of the latest Microsoft Mobile Lumia flagship and budget devices; Lumia 950 XL, Lumia 950, Lumia 550 and they are finally showing up in stores in Ghana.
A number of readers have been asking where you can find and buy one and how much it costs. So here is information on where and how much so you can plan your purchase.
TELEFONIKA GHANA :
Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL prices at Telefonika Ghana
Lumia 550 at Telefonika Ghana
Kindly visit http://www.telefonika.com/ for contacts and location details of all their branches. COMPU-GHANA:
Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 950 prices at Compu-Ghana
*There currently isn’t any information on the Lumia 550’s availability and pricing yet.
Kindly visit http://www.compughana.com/ for contacts and location details of their branches.
FRANKO TRADING ENT.:
Franko Trading Ent. has the Lumia 950 XL for sale at GHS 2,500
*There currently isn’t any information on the Lumia 950 and 550 yet.
Kindly visit http://www.frankotrading.com/ for contacts and location details of their branches.
FREDDIES CORNER:
Freddies Corner has the Lumia 950 XL on sale at GHS 2,500 .
*Please note all other Phone stores and retailers including the telecommunication networks; Vodafone, MTN, Airtel and Tigo rely on supply from the Microsoft Ghana mobile division who are yet to have the country variant devices.
Speaking to the Microsoft Ghana mobile division office, they are expecting these devices sometime in February, can’t give an exact date. So if you care about county variants and can wait it out fine, if not you could just grab one now.
*Also warranty on devices from sellers vary and kind of affect pricing. But all stores give a years warranty on manufacturers defect.
Have you seen the phones on sale some where else? For less maybe, kindly share with us.
If you’ve been waiting endlessly to get your hands on one of Microsoft’s latest handsets, the Lumia 950 and 950XL, well you are in luck. Telefonika Ghana has them available for sale.
So we checked and these aren’t the GH country variant’s. Also it looks like the price for the Lumia 950 XL have been reduced from GHS 2,990 to GHS 2,890 but that of the Lumia 950 remains same GHS 2,790.
The Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL devices were announced in October 2015 and became available sometime in November 2015 in the US markets and thereafter some European markets. They are widely expected to become available in many more countries in early 2016.
Good news maybe? You’ll need to be ready to buy at Telefonika’s usually extra high charges (includes 1 year warranty coverage price). The Lumia 950 and 950XL are Microsoft’s new fan flagship phones and have high end specifications as such value for money. Telefonika Ghana has the phones up for sale at GHS 2,790 for the Lumia 950 and GHS 2,990 for the Lumia 950XL. You can make the purchase at all Telefonika outlets and their online store.
If the price is a throw off then, you’ll need to hold off to get them from the Microsoft Care shop or from other authorized partner stores in the country and should be very soon. Also we are yet to have a confirmation if these are the Ghana country variants. If these aren’t then you should be prepared not to participate in any promotion offers that might come up like the Lumia Rock and Roll promotion
The Lumia 950 and 950XL come pre installed with Microsoft’s new mobile operating system windows 10 and you’ll get more quicker updates as they become available and released by Microsoft without carrier delays. They are available in white and black colors.
Freddies Corner GH and Telefonika Ghana have the devices available on sale. *They aren’t the country variant devices but hey if you don’t give any care to promotions you are good to get yours now.
About pricing Freedies Corner have the Lumia 950XL at GHS₵ 2,400. Telefonika have the Lumia 950XL for sale at GHS₵ 2,890 and the Lumia 950 at GHS₵ 2,790.
The new Lumia flagship devices, Lumia 950 and 950XL announced at the Windows 10 devices event in New York city in October this year have been making their way to network carriers and shops all over Europe and the United states, so when will they be available in Ghana some people have been asking?
I’ve asked the mobile services division of Microsoft Ghana this and it doesn’t look just yet. We might have to wait till after the Christmas holiday season before the Ghana Country variant(CV) specific devices will be available. It’s the same story for other African countries at the moment.
Before the devices can be made available, there needs to be some testing with network carriers and trainings for Microsoft mobile personnels. As we speak the trainings are yet to happen but I believe they’ve started testing with the carriers.
Looking at how it’s only until last week that the pre-orders picked up pace in Europe and the US; obviously trying to make sure devices are ready for thanksgiving (black Friday) sales and the holiday season ahead, we could have a different story, maybe see the Lumia 950 and 950XL before the end of the year.
Most stores like the Nokia (Microsoft) Care, Telefonika Ghana, Compu-Ghana, MTN, Vodafone and almost every phone outlet sells the country variant devices and as such will have to wait till this becomes available say in January.
Other stores like Freddies Corner and online sellers through Tonaton and OLX; usually sell the international or unlocked device versions from other CV markets so they might have them ahead of the other stores. We’ll be ready to update you as they become available.
On pricing, Microsoft said the Lumia 950 and 950XL were going to sell $549.00 and 649.00 respectively but you’ll need to include tax, shipping and profits and rate of exchange at the time of availability. They might sell around 2,400 GHS (Lumia 950) and 2,700 GHS (Lumia 950XL).
You’ll have to wait a little bit longer to get your hands on the Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship phones. Buying a non Ghana CV device will disqualify you from any promotional offers they might have ready, something they’ve done in the past with the Lumia Make it happen car promo and Lumia make it happen promo to Singapore.
So what’s going to be your move? Wait to buy it early or get it later when it’s finally available, tell us .
The much anticipated, talked about rendered and leaked flagship Lumia devices have finally been announced by Microsoft at the October 6th Windows 10 Devices briefing in New York City.
The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL combine Windows 10 innovation with our most powerful hardware and top-of-the-line imaging to help you be more productive.
Not having had a main flagship Lumia released in a while and with Microsoft’s new vision for 3 sectors; Enterprise, Flagship and Budget devices, everyone has been looking forward to what the next Lumia Flagships will offer.
The Lumia 950 and 950XL as like much leaked, comes with Adaptive Antennas, Liquid Cooling Technology, Triple LED Natural flash, Rich Capture, 4K video capture, Windows Hello iris scanner.
Also Have the following specifications:
Lumia 950 :
*5.2″ Quad HD AMOLED, 2560 x 1440 (564 ppi)
*Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 1.8GHz hexa-core, 3GB RAM, 32 GB storage with 2TB micro SD card support.
*20 MP sensor with Tripple LED natural flash, ZEISS optics 5 MP front camera
*3000mAh removable battery / USB-C Fastcharging (get up to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes), Qi wireless charging
*weighs 150g.
Lumia 950XL :
*5.7″ Quad HD AMOLED, 2560 x 1440 (518 ppi), Gorilla Glass 4
*Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 2.0 GHz octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32 GB storage with 2TB micro SD card support.
*20 MP sensor with Tripple LED natural flash, ZEISS optics 5 MP front camera
*3340mAh removable battery / USB-C Fastcharging (get up to 50% capacity in just 30 minutes), Qi wireless charging
*weighs 165g.
One feature of the Microsoft Lumia 950 and 9650XL devices is the Windows Continuum feature, that allows you to connect the phones to a Microsoft display dock and use it as an external monitor with a keyboard and mouse. It opens and scales up apps optimized for an environment that makes you more productive.
It’s a PC-like experience that’s powered by your phone.
The Lumia 950 unlocked will be selling at $549, 950XL will be selling at $649 and they’ll be available in November.
What’s your take on the new Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL flagship devices.
Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL prices at Telefonika Ghana
Lumia 550 at Telefonika Ghana
Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 950 prices at Compu-Ghana
