Both smartphones will be revealed on October 6

Oct 1, 2015 23:12 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is surely very busy right now, as the company prepares to launch its first smartphones that will be powered by the Windows 10 Mobile operating system.

That's one of the reasons why Microsoft won't be releasing any Windows 10 Mobile builds for Insiders until after the launch event, which is scheduled for October 6.

With less than a week left until said event, more pictures of some of the devices that are likely to appear on stage have just been published by @evleaks.

The Lumia 550 might be the only affordable smartphone to be announced by Microsoft next week, but the Lumia 950 will be accompanied at the high-end tier by the Lumia 950 XL phablet.

If you haven't seen any pictures of Microsoft's upcoming Lumia 550 and Lumia 950, now would be a good time to change that, especially if you're a Windows Phone fan.

Lumia 950/950 XL will be the stars, but Lumia 550 will win the sales war

Although the stars of the event will be the two high-end smartphones, the Lumia 550 will be the device that will sell more. With a price tag of approximately $100, everyone will want a Windows 10 Mobile handset.

Talking about Lumia 550's specs, they have been known for a few days now since the presentation slides that contain them have been leaked online.

That being said, it looks like the affordable smartphone will sport a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720p) resolution.

Microsoft Lumia 550 will be equipped with a 1.1-1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card slot.

On the back, the smartphone will pack a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and video recording, while in the front there will be a modest 2-megapixel camera.

If the smartphone is priced at around $100, the Lumia 550 could be a great deal for customers looking for an alternative to Android and iOS devices.

Let's hope there are many people who are willing to give Windows Phone a try and that they won't have to pay too much to be able to do that.

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