MUSCAT: Microsoft Lumia has explored the rise of dual SIM phones in the region and below are some reasons why opting for a dual SIM phone makes lives more simple and productive. Carrying two phones one for work and one for personal use are a bit of chore, especially during times of morning rush, when all users want to do is get out of the house and reach office. On such occasions, their second phone always remains behind. For those who remember to carry their phone, forget to carry the charger, resulting in the tussle to save its battery life.
A dual SIM Smartphone is therefore, a blessing to all such users who want to keep their identities in one place and in their palm. What more, a single Smartphone with dual SIM will also free up that space in your pocket or handbag and its sleek design and bright colours will give you that much needed style statement!
A dual SIM phone comes handy when you are travelling abroad. On foreign vacations or on business trips, we mostly tend to buy a local SIM to make local calls. However, to stay in touch with contacts back home, users are forced to remove the local SIM and insert the original SIM. This ‘to and fro’ exercise is time consuming and annoying, especially if users are caught up with some important work. With a dual SIM, they can keep your original SIM intact in the phone while also use the local SIM purchased. With the latest Microsoft Lumia devices coming packed with built-in Skype and pre-installed Office suite-Word, Excel and PowerPoint and OneNote, users can connect with loved ones instantly while also work on the go. What more, with 15GB of free cloud storage on OneDrive, users can save and sync thier memories securely and access them whenever they want.
Consumers are mostly driven by a desire for optimising tariffs and taking advantage of better and cheaper deals offered by operators. Using two SIM cards in one phone will therefore allow users to enjoy the best of both worlds. Also, if users don’t want to spend heaps of money on one big plan, or if money is tight, the only option might be to have the cheapest plan available. Sometimes it might be cheaper to opt for two tariffs with two separate SIM cards.
