Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Quick Specs

Display Size: 5.7-inch Inch HD IPS LCD, 720 x 1280 resolution, 259 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3Processor: 1.2 GHz Quad Core Snapdragon 400 (Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) processor with Adreno 305 GPURAM: 1 GBSoftware Version: Windows Phone 8.1Camera: 13 MP rear camera, 1080p video recordingSecondary Camera: 5 MPInternal Storage:  8 GBExternal Storage: MicroSD support up to 128 GBBattery: 3000 mAhConnectivity:  4G LTE, HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, aGPS, GLONASS, Beidou

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Hands on Review, Features, Camera, Price and Overview HD

Design, Build and Display

The Lumia 640 XL looks somehow like the Lumia 630, just grown up. It has the same matte feel plastic, albeit with more rounded corners and black buttons instead of body-colored ones. It is actually better looking than the Lumia 640 since the latter has a glossy feel. You can hold the phone pretty easily despite its size owing to a thinner frame than the usual Lumia deal. The matte finish back cover does not attract scratches and makes the phone easy to hold. It’s not too thin, but considering the price tag and the Lumia phones we have seen in the past, the form factor should be appreciated. The Lumia 640 XL certainly looks and feels pretty good. The rear side of the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL s taken over by presence of the huge Zeiss camera with a 1/3” sensor. The rounded edges acually make it easy to place this huge phone inside your pocket, without it grazing your thigh. Instead of the body colored buttons that were a feature of Nokia Lumia phones, this one has that Microsoft touch with black buttons. The volume rocker and power button are located on the right side of the handset. The front side comprises of the 720p 5.7-inch phone. The pixel density of this display should be low, which makes it a problem from viewing angles and in totality the display is dimmer than its should be.The display is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Screen to body ratio could have been better, but, as we know, big bezels are the Lumia trademark. The display is well, average at the best.

Processor and RAM

The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor inside, which immediately explains the pricing of this phone. But 1 GB RAM makes the phone run pretty smoothly as Windows Phone OS requires less RAM to run. The 1.2-GHz Cortex A7 chipset is quite good for a mid-range phone and that is what this device is. It remains to be seen how well the metal chassis handles the heat. In our time with the device, we didn’t observe any heating or stuttering. Windows Phone OS was smooth on this device.

Camera and Internal Storage

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the 13-megapixel rear cam is the highlight of the Lumia 640 XL. In our usage, we found both the front and rear cams performing excellently. The cameras should definitely be the USP of this device, apart from the pricing. The rear camera took good photos in low-light and we could zoom in easily without the photos coming out grainy. The color production of the camera was also very nicely done.

The front camera of the Lumia 640 XL seems like a wide-angle camera and performs well indoors. Internal storage is 8 GB and this can further be expanded by another 128 GB to keep everyone happy.

User Interface, Battery and Other Features

The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with Windows 8.1 update 2 which is more advanced than the denim update. It will also be up for a Windows 10 upgrade soon. The one thing that makes this phone a sweet deal is a free one-year subscription Office 365 personal. which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote on the Lumia as well as on one PC or Mac and one tablet. The subscription comes with 1TB of OneDrive storage and 60 free minutes of Skype Unlimited Worldwide calling per month.

Battery capacity is 3000 mAh which should be expected to last long on this phone. We will test how it works in our full review.

Conclusion

The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL seems like a great device and some things especially pleased us, whether it be the matte form factor or the 13-megapixel Zeiss rear cam. This device does have that feel-good factor that you typically look for in Lumia devices. This phone’s future in the Indian market though, will squarely depend on Microsoft’s pricing.