The new Microsoft Lumia 550 offers the best of Microsoft mobile to people who value affordability and uncompromised quality.
Microsoft’s latest budget friendly Windows 10 mobile phone the Microsoft Lumia 550 is making it to stores around the world.
The phone is designed with affordability in mind but has all the quality you’ll expect from a budget friendly mobile device.
The Windows 10 mobile device comes preloaded with Microsoft applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Cortana, OneDrive, Outlook Mail, Outlook Calendar and Skype.
Here’s a look at what you’ll find under the hood of the budget friendly Microsoft Lumia 550;
5 MP AF f/2.4, 720p @ 30 fps video
Flash: single LED
Front facing camera
2 MP
Memory
1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal mass memory + up to 200 GB Micro SD
Dimensions
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
141.9 g
With Microsoft streamlining it’s mobile division there wouldn’t be all the range of budget phones that consumers might be used to, like the Lumia 4**, 5**, 6**, 7**, 8** etc range of devices. So if you happen to like those range as you might not have or want to spend so much on the flagship Lumia 950 or 950XL, the Microsoft Lumia 550 is the device for you.
We will reach out to the Microsoft Ghana Mobile division on when to expect it in town and on pricing. It’s expected to sell at $139 so that should be plus tax and at rate of exchange at time of availability around GHS 600.
The new Microsoft Lumia 550 will be available in matte black and glossy white colors.
The new Achieve More Lumia promotion offer by Microsoft Ghana’s Mobile division has been running from the 9th November and ends on the 11th of December. There are some cool prices to be won. Maybe in a bid to ready the market for the upcoming new Lumia devices; Lumia 950, 950XL and 550. There are some cool prices to be won.
Find the Lumia Achieve more promotion details below;
WIN great prizes like laptops, phones and shopping vouchers in the Lumia Rock ‘n Roll promotion.
To enter, buy a Lumia device between 9 November and 11 December and bring your proof of purchase to one of our 4 redemption centres and you can ‘Rock’ the lucky dip bag and ‘Roll’ with whatever you choose!
Centres located at Circle (Accra), Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi Market. T&C’s apply.
If you have been planning on getting yourself a Microsoft Lumia device, Christmas couldn’t have come early for you.
Don’t forget there are four centers, Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi where you can send your receipts and redeem your prizes.
All the best of Luck and come share your experience with us if you win anything. Lets know if you plan on buying a device. Also tell us what you want from your Lumia and we can tell you the best device based on your budget.
Microsoft Ghana has finally launched Windows 10 in Ghana.
Microsoft Ghana launched Windows 10 yesterday at the RS Amegashie Auditorium, University of Ghana Business School, Legon in Accra.
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The event saw Students from tertiary institutions around the country, Microsoft Student Partners Ghana members and the business community attending the event.
Microsoft Ghana country manager Derek Appiah giving the keynote said;
Following the global launch of Windows10 in July, Microsoft has launched a series of Windows 10 promotions in Ghana to help students. Microsoft in Ghana has trained over 15,000 teachers, impacted over one million students and created over 1,800 jobs.
Windows10 is in almost 95 languages. Windows 10 is our best Windows ever, taking the best of both Windows 7 and 8.
Access to content is changing pretty fast. That is what Windows 10 is all about. One experience, one platform, one store!
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Mark Pritchard OEM, Channels and Consumer Group Lead Microsoft WCA at the event speaking on Windows Insider program, Windows 10 devices and introducing the Techno Mobile Winpad 10 said;
Our vision is to empower everybody to do and be better. Our objective is to help people do more and become more productive.
In our work, office and home Windows 10 is one experience, one platform one store. All Windows 10 devices are using 1 platform. Windows 10 is the most secure platform and can protect people from Cyber criminality.
We are working with partners to ensure you get windows devices at an affordable price. Microsoft Ghana is partnering with Techno Mobile to launch the best mobile device for work, the Techno WinPad10.
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Warren La Fleure Education Lead, spoke on Transforming Education in Ghana with Windows 10 and Office 365.
Windows 10 leads us to a world of digital learning. Knowledge & Learning is changing and making access to information more purposeful through creative design.
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Also at the launch event there were Windows 10 demos by students of Ghana Technology university, University of Cape Coast, University of Ghana, Reagent University, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana Institute of Journalism with UCC, University of Cape Coast winning the best demo presentation.
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There were free windows 10 upgrade booths available at the event to help people upgrade their devices to windows 10.
Were you at the at the #Windows10Gh launch event, share your experience with us.
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 .
