This might be the last Microsoft Nokia phone PHOTO: MICROSOFT
The launch of new feature phone has come as a surprise for many as the company earlier this year had announced the decision to sell its feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn.
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Set to launch next month in India, the new Nokia 216 is one of the most basic phones that Microsoft manufactures. The phone runs a Series 30 OS and will pack a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD display, 0.3-megapixel front and rear cameras with a removable 1020mAh battery and 16MB RAM.
It also has 16MB of Internal storage space with an option to support a SD Card up to 64GB. Microsoft will also launch dual-sim version of the device.
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Earlier this year, Microsoft sold its feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile for $350 million. Microsoft has significantly scaled back its phone business, and laid off thousands of employees as part of a $7.6 billion write off for acquiring Nokia's phone business. Rumours suggest Microsoft might be working on a new Surface Phone for launch in 2017.
The Nokia 216 is expected to hit stores on October 24. It will be priced at $37.
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