First Look: Microsoft Lumia 650

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Lumia 650 is the latest Windows Phone smartphone you've never heard of. Aimed at the mid-range and specifically to enterprise users, it is the thinnest Windows Phone device ever shipped and also one of the few new ways you can check out where Windows 10 on mobile is at today.

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Microsoft's Lumia 650 is now available for pre-order in Canada

Microsoft's Lumia 650 is now available for pre-order in Canada at an affordable price of $200.The latest Microsoft device is expected to ship on April 1. Sporting the latest version of Windows 10 for Phones, the Lumia 650 is geared towards enterprise users and has midrange specs including a Snapdragon 201 quad-core processor clocked at 1.33GHz,1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage (expandable via microSD), a 5-inch 720p HD OLED display, a ho-hum 8 megapixel rear camera and a 720p HD camera up front.

The premium Windows 10 features like Continuum and Windows Hello will not usable with the Lumia 650's specs but users can expect the latest build of Windows 10 on Phones with many of Microsoft's services on tap. It is also interesting to note that the $199 pricing is identical for the US and for Canada, which is a rare and welcome thing for Canadians. We ordered one of these Lumia 650's and will hopefully have a review up a few weeks after it ships.

Source: Thurrott.com