Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has announced on its newly rebranded “Lumia Conversations” blog, what it’s calling “our most affordable Internet-ready entry-level phone yet”. Indeed, at $29 USD the Nokia 215 is perhaps the cheapest phone on the market.
This morning, Microsoft announced the new Nokia 215, a bottom-of-the-line device the will sold largely in lower-wage emerging markets for the ridiculously low price of $29.

The Nokia 215 is the latest member of Microsoft’s Series 30+ feature-phone family. The device arrives with a few smartphone characteristics – plus the trademark Lumia bright green colour scheme – and is both far less capable and much cheaper than any of Microsoft’s Windows Phone handsets.

Feature-wise, the Nokia 215 isn’t dramatically different to last year’s Nokia 225 except for its price tag. As with Microsoft’s other basic and feature phones, the 215 is aimed at first-time mobile phone buyers or people who want a second phone.