Black Friday Deals: AT&T No-Contract Microsoft Nokia Lumia 635 4G with Windows Phone 8.1 for $39.99
Microsoft and its Windows desktop OS still reigns supreme and captures close to 90 percent market share. Best Buy will offer the Windows Phone 8.1-equipped no-contract AT&T Microsoft Nokia Lumia 635 for $39.99 on Black Friday. The smartphone normally sells for $99.99.
The Lumia 635 sports a ClearBlack 4.5-inch FWVGA 854 x 480 IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan installed out of the box.
It is powered by a 1.2-GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, Adreno 305 GPU and supported by a 512 MB of RAM. It offers an 8 GB of internal storage, an expandable memory of up to 128-GB via microSD cards, and 18 GB of OneDrive cloud storage.
It also sports a 5MP rear camera with autofocus and the ability to capture 720p HD video at 30fps.
In terms of wireless connectivity, the handset includes a 4G LTE radio, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot with up to 8 Wi-Fi-enabled devices, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, and GPS. Its 1,830 mAh replacable battery will provide up to 16 hours of talk time and 17 days of standby time
The Windows Phone is at 2.5 percent behind Apple's iOS with 11.7 percent and Google's Android at 84.7 percent, according to IDC's Worldwide Smartphone OS Q2 2014 Market Share. To increase its smartphone market share, Microsoft acquired Nokia's devices and services business, which allowed the company to take a page out ofApple's playbook by not only creating the OS its smartphones and tablets run but also control the hardware and software.
While Microsoft still licenses Windows Phone to companies like Samsung, HTC, and Huawei, the bulk of its market share comes from its Lumia smartphones. Its latest Windows Phone 8.1 OS has put Microsoft on a more even playing field with Apple and Google in terms of features, most notably its Cortana digital assistant, enhanced notification support, and better multitasking.
Other deals on Black Friday 2014 $200 off Apple's entry-level 21.5-inch iMac. $150 off from its original price on Intel Core i5 13.3-inch Macbook Air with 4 gigabytes of RAM and 256 and 27-inch non-Retina iMac with 8 gigabytes of RAM and a 1- terabyte hard drive.
The Microsoft Nokia Lumia 635 is a steal at this price. And, Microsoft recently announced that all Windows. Phone8.1 Lumia smartphones would receive a free upgrade to Windows 10, which is expected to be released in early 2015. As always, we'll be sure to keep you posted on all the best Black Friday deals for the most popular tech products.
