14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft continues to focus on affordable smartphones until Windows 10 for Phones gets released later this summer. The company has launched no less than five new smartphones in the last couple of months, and more entry-level will probably be released in the not-so-distant future.
Lumia 430, Lumia 435, Lumia 532, Lumia 640, and Lumia 640 XL are all part of Microsoft's portfolio of affordable smartphones, but despite the fact that they cost less than many Android handsets with similar hardware specs do, they come with impressive technology.
According to Microsoft, these smartphones were packed with features that are usually meant for high-end devices instead.
In an attempt to highlight these technologies that are part of the affordable Windows Phone handsets launched recently, Microsoft is trying to explain how they work and what they mean.
For example, the fact that the Lumia 640 uses TrueColor, also known as 24-bit color, should allow the possibility of showing up to 16 million colors on the display.
TrueColor, tactile feedback, MAP, GATT, and more
The TrueColor in Lumia 640 supports 256 shades of red, green, and blue (RGB) and also offers a method of representing and storing graphical-image information in an RGB color space.
Tactile feedback is another technology included in Lumia 430, Lumia 640, and Lumia 640 XL smartphones. It operates on touch and is meant to simulate a sensation of tapping.
When someone taps on the screen or types a word, the device will vibrate for a very short time. This is done with subtle vibration that will not interfere while using the smartphone.
GATT is another technology loaded into these Lumia smartphones and explained by Microsoft. The Generic Attribute Profile (GATT) defines how two Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) devices transfer data between them.
Thanks to this technology, Lumia smartphones efficiently receive data sent from classic Bluetooth devices and Bluetooth Smart devices.
MAP, also known as Message Access Profile, supports wireless communication between paired devices such as a Lumia smartphone and a Bluetooth-ready car.
There are many other useful technologies included in Microsoft's affordable Lumia smartphones, but the best thing to do if you want to test them is to actually own a handset.
