NOKIA LUMIA 435

The Nokia Lumia 435 is truly a budget phone. It runs on a dual-core processor compared to the quad core on the other two phones on the list. The 435 also has the smallest screen of four inches with the lowest resolution of 800x400 pixels.

The Windows 8.1 on the phone is optimised and the phone runs pretty fast. It integrates well with Skype and Microsoft Office .

Though all Android apps may not be available, Microsoft has bundled MS Office into the phone.

The phone has 30 GB storage space on one drive. Photos shot using the Lumia 435’s two megapixel rear camera are not the sharpest, but the 0.3 megapixel front camera works pretty well and lets you make great video calls over cellular network.

If you prefer a swappable battery, this phone lets you do that. Lumia 435 is available in bright green, bright orange, white and black. Unlike the other two options, this phone is sold in stores. If you have a Nokia Asha phone, then Microsoft also offers attractive discounts to upgrade.

The 435 works fast, provides a lot of free online storage, and also integrates well with the Microsoft ecosystem. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 Stating that “we at IMF were fairly confident of India’s new (revised) GDP data, Lagarde said the budget announced by Jaitley was “a step in the right direction.” According to the IMF, India’s GDP is expected to grow 7.5% in 2015-16.

On India’s new monetary policy framework, which makes inflation targetting RBI’s priority, Lagarde said it “should provide a robust institutional foundation for maintaining price stability.”

Implementation of the goods and services tax, subsidy and labour market reforms, easing land acquisition and a sound monetary policy framework to keep inflation under control was critical, she added: “Those reforms are bold but we need resilient implementation.”

Growth can’t be your only goal, but welfare of people… your objective should be inclusiveness. That way you won’t have cycles of ups and downs.”

Lagarde also said that issues of inequality and gender diversity needed to be addressed for sustained growth. “My definition of inclusiveness includes women and includes everybody.”