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Microsoft Lumia 535 review: First Microsoft-only Lumia.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2014·$140
Overall
55/100
Class rank
#10 of 32
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

First Microsoft Lumia.

Lumia 535 was the first Lumia under Microsoft branding — budget Windows Phone at $140.

01Display

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.0"
Resolution960 x 540

02Performance

46/100

46/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2014.

ChipsetSnapdragon 200
RAM1 GB
Storage8 GB + SD

03Camera

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 53-point average for budget phones of 2014.

Main5 MP
Front5 MP

04Battery

60/100

60/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2014.

Capacity1,905 mAh

05Software

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker software results among budget phones of 2014 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • First Microsoft-branded Lumia.
  • 5 MP selfie.
  • $140 budget.
  • Bright colors.
What doesn't
  • SD 200 painful.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • qHD low-res.
  • WP ecosystem dying.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi 1S
$120 · score 66/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 32-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .