Nokia Announced Budget Windows Phone 8.1 Smartphones, Lumia 630 And 635

Nokia's has achieved quite a success with its budget Windows Phone handsets specially Lumia 520 & Lumia 525 and its varients that cater to emerging markets and anyone interested in a budget smartphone. Now Nokia has announced the Lumia 630 and 635 smarphones to expand the budget category.

The new devices come with Windows Phone 8.1 onboard, and while the 635 includes speedy LTE data, the 3G-only 630 will also come in a dual-SIM variant. They'll be available in five colors with changeable shells, and even offer features like fitness tracking with an integrated low-power chip called SensorCore. They'll arrive in May as the first Lumia devices with Windows 8.1, running on quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processors.

As one would expect, these will ship in Asia first before spreading out worldwide, with a US release planned for July. Off-contract, the Lumia 630 will cost $159 / $169 for the single or dual-SIM versions, while the 635 will be $189.