16 Facts About Microsoft Lumia

Microsoft Lumia is a discontinued line of mobile devices that was originally designed and marketed by Nokia and later by Microsoft Mobile.

The Microsoft Lumia name is derived from the partitive plural form of the Finnish word lumi, meaning "snow".

On 3 September 2013, Microsoft Lumia announced its purchase of Nokia's mobile device business, with the deal closing on 25 April 2014.

In November 2014, Microsoft announced the first Microsoft branded Lumia device, the Lumia 535.

In October 2015, Microsoft announced the first Lumia devices running on Windows 10 Mobile, the Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550.

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Sales decreased sharply after the introduction of Windows 10 in 2015 and Microsoft briefly stopped selling Lumia devices from the Microsoft Store at the end of 2016—by which time sales were estimated to have dropped below one million units—although availability was restored at the beginning of 2017.

In June 2012, both Nokia and Microsoft received much criticism after it was revealed that the Windows Phone 7 Lumia devices will not be upgradable to Microsoft's second generation Windows Phone platform, Windows Phone 8.

On 3 September 2013, Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business in an overall deal of over US$7bn.

Codenames for Microsoft Lumia phones developed from late 2013 were based on James Bond movies, including "Moneypenny" and "Goldfinger" .

In July 2014, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue the majority of its Nokia-branded devices, including the Asha, S30, S40, and X platforms, in favor of low-cost Lumia devices inheriting their design.

In July 2014, it had been reported by evleaks that Microsoft Lumia was attempting to license the Nokia name in a co-branding scheme, which would have possibly seen future devices branded as "Nokia by Microsoft Lumia".

However, in October 2014, Microsoft officially announced that it would phase out the Nokia brand in its promotion and production of Lumia smartphones, and that future Lumia models would be branded solely with the name and logo of Microsoft.

The Nokia Microsoft Lumia 638 was the last Microsoft Lumia product to bear the Nokia brand, and was only released in India in December 2014.

In October 2015, Microsoft launched the first Lumia devices running on Windows 10 Mobile: the Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL and Lumia 550.

Sales of Microsoft Lumia devices declined between fiscal years 2015 and 2016, with phone revenue decreasing by $4.

Nokia and Microsoft Mobile have released several updates unique to Lumia devices which feature a combination of firmware and software updates.