Microsoft has just announced this week the newest members of
its Lumia family following the launch of entry-level offerings November of last
year. The two new handsets are the Lumia 640 and 640XL, which promises a
step-up in specs for those who demand more from their phones.
The Lumia 640 is built around a 5-inch IPS display with 720p
resolution, a screen density of 294ppi and a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 for
protection. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 400 SoC with a 1.2GHz quad-core
processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable storage.
It also has an 8MP camera at the back with an LED flash that
is capable of capturing Full HD videos at 30 frames per second and a 1MP
snapper on the front that churns out 720p clips. The handset will be offered in
either a single or dual-SIM version and 3G or LTE variants.
Meanwhile, the Lumia 640XL will have a 5.7-inch IPS LCD
panel with 720p resolution (resulting in a screen density of 259ppi),
ClearBlack technology and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The device is clearly the
successor of the Lumia
1320 from 2013.
Under the hood, the 640XL is identical to the smaller 640,
specifically its chip, processor and RAM and storage capacity. What’s better
though is that this model gets a bump in the camera department by getting a
13MP sensor with a Zeiss f/2.0 lens at the back with LED flash and a 5MP sensor
with wide-angle lens for selfies on the front.
The Microsoft Lumia 640 will also have a 2500mAh battery and
will retail for approximately $156 for the 3G version ($180 for the LTE
version), while the 640XL will get a 3000mAh battery and should retail for $212
for the 3G model and $246 for the 4G model.
