The Instagram Lite app has been available in India since last December, but now Facebook has launched it in a new avatar in 170 countries. The lightweight app is meant for smartphone owners with limited space.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that Instagram Lite now requires 2MB of storage compared to the 0.6MB for the older version, but that's lower than 32MB needed by the regular Instagram app.

Storage space isn't the only consideration for the Instagram Lite app. It is also easier to run on cheaper phones and economical with data consumption by being capable of running on 2G connections.

Although, 32MB installation size of the regular app doesn't sound that bad, it can balloon up to a few gigabytes over time. The Lite app is a lot more frugal.