The entry-level smartphone Lumia series have long proved to be popular. Today, there are two additional options to choose attractive and affordable.
Microsoft has confirmed that the Lumia 640 is now on sale, and will be followed by the Lumia 640 XL at the end of April . While you could discover these two smartphones during my time at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, here's a summary to reminisce their characteristics.
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The smallest of the band, the Lumia 640 has a 5.0 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a 400 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, a battery of 2500 mAh , a camera of 8 megapixel rear camera and a front camera 1 megapixel. For the storage part, you will end 8 GB native and a micro-SD card can be inserted to increase the capacity of 128 GB. The smartphone measures 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.85 mm and weighs 144 g. The Lumia 640 will be priced at 179 euros only . A boon for all those who want to get their hands on a smartphone, while not paying out hundreds of dollars.
The Lumia 640 XL, meanwhile, a larger screen. It measures 5.7 inches and has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Under the hood is a 400 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, a battery of 3000 mAh, a rear camera of 13 megapixels, a front camera of 5 megapixels, 8GB of storage, and a port micro-SD card. The smartphone measures 157.9 x 81.5 x 9 mm and weighs 171 g. The price of the Lumia 640 XL will be 249 euros .
They pile extras
As you can see, it's been two very affordable smartphones, especially for the Lumia 640 . But there is more. Indeed, these two models will have a one-year subscription to Office 365. If you buy the Lumia 640 and the Lumia 640 XL between now and June 30, 2016, you can download the Office 365 Gift and activate a one-year subscription to Office 365, including the latest Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote), on your Lumia, but on a PC or Mac and tablet over 1TB of storage OneDrive and 60 free minutes of international calls per month unlimited Skype. A real bargain!
Oh, and smartphones also offer support 4G connectivity, and running Windows Phone 8.1. Although it is tempting, Microsoft has promised an upgrade to Windows Mobile 10 will be pushed once the OS becomes available.
Both phones are mono-SIM, and will be available in various boutiques in France, in a variety of colors: bright cyan, orange and white, and in matte black for the Lumia 640, or matte cyan, orange, white and glossy black or white for the Lumia 640 XL.
The world of cheap smartphones becoming increasingly crowded, but with a price below the 200 euros, the Lumia 640 could stand out. By doubling the price, the Lumia 640 XL may be more difficult to sell, but its larger screen and better camera should certainly help.
Microsoft has confirmed that the Lumia 640 is now on sale, and will be followed by the Lumia 640 XL at the end of April . While you could discover these two smartphones during my time at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, here's a summary to reminisce their characteristics.
See also : Google said that Android Wear is as customizable as the Apple Watch
The smallest of the band, the Lumia 640 has a 5.0 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, a 400 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, a battery of 2500 mAh , a camera of 8 megapixel rear camera and a front camera 1 megapixel. For the storage part, you will end 8 GB native and a micro-SD card can be inserted to increase the capacity of 128 GB. The smartphone measures 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.85 mm and weighs 144 g. The Lumia 640 will be priced at 179 euros only . A boon for all those who want to get their hands on a smartphone, while not paying out hundreds of dollars.
They pile extras
As you can see, it's been two very affordable smartphones, especially for the Lumia 640 . But there is more. Indeed, these two models will have a one-year subscription to Office 365. If you buy the Lumia 640 and the Lumia 640 XL between now and June 30, 2016, you can download the Office 365 Gift and activate a one-year subscription to Office 365, including the latest Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote), on your Lumia, but on a PC or Mac and tablet over 1TB of storage OneDrive and 60 free minutes of international calls per month unlimited Skype. A real bargain!
The world of cheap smartphones becoming increasingly crowded, but with a price below the 200 euros, the Lumia 640 could stand out. By doubling the price, the Lumia 640 XL may be more difficult to sell, but its larger screen and better camera should certainly help.