by Sylvester Addo | Jan 8, 2016 | Deals-In-Gh, General, Lumia, WIndows Phone
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.
UPDATE!!!
UPDATE: Find latest prices of devices here
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.
Source: Telefonika
by Sylvester Addo | Feb 14, 2015 | 4Afrika, General, Lumia, Microsoft Africa, WIndows Phone
Microsoft to Produce Affordable Windows Phones for Africa.
Africa is noted to be one of the most rapidly growing technology markets in the world. Microsoft wants to invest in the growth on the continent with it’s services and hardware. Microsoft introduced the 4Afrika initiative and planned with the project to help place tens of millions of smart devices in the hands of African youths. Also to bring 1 million African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) online.
At Microsoft, we view the African continent as a game-changer in the global economy. We believe deeply in the potential of technology to change Africa. We equally believe in the potential of Africa to change technology for the world.
Microsoft partnered with Huawei sometime in 2013 to produce the Huawei 4Afrika handsets in Africa. Microsoft’s goal with the 4Afrika handsets was to leverage technology to actively engage Africa’s economic development and to improve its global competitiveness whilst the 4Afrika initiative itself will develop apps and services specific to the region.
The partnership didn’t last as Huawei in August 2014, decided to put the program on hold. Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer business group, said “It wasn’t profitable for us. We were losing money for two years on those phones. So for now we’ve decided to put any releases of new Windows phones on hold”.
Microsoft seems to have revived this plan by deciding to produce affordable Microsoft branded Windows Phones for Africa. Fernando de Sousa, Microsoft general manager for Africa Initiatives in an interview with Bloomberg writer Ekow Dontoh (Read more here Bloomberg)in Accra said;
“Microsoft is working with technology partners based in Shenzhen, China, and plans to introduce $75 to $100 smartphones this year. It will be a global launch,”.
“Africa will lead in the consumption. Africa is growing smartphone use faster than anywhere in the world.”
Affordable Windows Phones for Africa Specification
Although details of the phone haven’t been made public, it will definitely be in the class of the recently announced Lumia 435, 532 and 535. With a 4″ or 4.5″ display, 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM size. 8GB storage with expandable MicroSD card support, battery size of 1500mAh, 3.5G network, loaded with Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim or windows 10 (depending on when the device will be available to ship) and will come in various colors. The 4Afrika logo could also be featured but since it’s expected to be a global launch it might be left out.
