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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL goes official: affordable LTE phablet

By Victor Hristov

Updated: Mar 02, 2015, 2:11 AM

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL goes official: affordable LTE phablet

Microsoft today unveiled the Lumia 640 XL, a larger-screen version of the otherwise fairly similar affordable Lumia 640 handset.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 XL comes with a 5.7-inch display (versus a 5-inch display on the Lumia 640), and it runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with the promise to get upgraded to Windows 10. Microsoft is also including a 1-year free subscription to Office 365 for increased productivity. The handset arrives in a range of vivid colors as well, a signature move for the Lumia brand.

Specs in a nutshell:

Platform: Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim (upgradeable to Windows 10)
Display: 5.7" 720 x 1280-pixel ClearBlack IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3
Camera: 13MP rear cam with 1/3" sensor and f/2 lens, 5MP wide-angle front-cam
Dimensions: 157.9 x 81.5 x 9mm
Weight: 171g
System chip: Snapdragon 400 quad-core 1.2GHz
RAM: 1GB

Internal storage: 8GB, supports up to 128GB microSD cards
Battery: 3,000mAh

The 640 XL also brings a 13-megapixel camera that Microsoft says is an improvement over the 8-megapixel shooter of the 5" 640. It's also got a beefier, 3,000mAh battery.

Finally, the Lumia 640 XL release date is set for April 2015, and the price is $210 (189 euro) for the 3G model and $245 (219 euro) for the 4G LTE version.

Microsoft Lumia 640

source: Microsoft

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Victor, a seasoned mobile technology expert, has spent over a decade at PhoneArena, exploring the depths of mobile photography and reviewing hundreds of smartphones across Android and iOS ecosystems. His passion for technology, coupled with his extensive knowledge of smartphone cameras and battery life, has positioned him as a leading voice in the mobile tech industry.

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