Microsoft Australia have announced that the Nokia Lumia 530 will be available here next month for $149, which means you get amazing value for your money.

The Lumia 530 comes with 4GB of on-board memory expandable with SD cards up to 128GB, plus an additional 15GB of free cloud storage on Microsoft OneDrive that lets people sync, store, access and share files between the Lumia 530 and computers, laptops and tablets. Along with a 4 inch LCD display this phone packs a lot of punch for such a small price.

Steve Lewis, General Manager at Microsoft Device Sales AU/NZ said: “With high end apps, features and exceptional build quality at an amazing price, the Lumia 530 sets a new benchmark for affordable smartphones. The Lumia 530 builds on the momentum of the highly successful and category defining Lumia 520 and demonstrates our focus on welcoming more people to the Windows Phone ecosystem with amazing devices for work, home and play,” 

Tech specs summary:

Operating System                 Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan

Display                                 4.0” FWVGA  LCD display

Battery                                 Upto 22hours standby, 13 hours 2G talktime. Battery capacity: 1430mAh

Connectivity                          HSPA+ 21Mbps/5.76Mbps, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), BT 4.0, micro-USB

Processor                             1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200

Camera                                5MP

Memory                               512MB RAM, 4GB eMMC with up to 128GB micro SD card support