Microsoft Lumia 640 with 5-inch HD display, Windows Phone 8.1 announced


Microsoft Lumia 640

Microsoft just announced the Lumia 640 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes in single SIM or dual SIM 4G variants and dual SIM 3G variant.

Microsoft Lumia 640

It comes with 1 year of office 365 subscription, 1TB One Drive storage and 60 minutes of international Skype calling per month.

Microsoft Lumia 640 specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD
  • Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim, upgradable to Windows 10 for Phones
  • Dual SIM (optional)
  • 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash
  • 1MP front-facing camera
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
  • 2500 mAh battery

The Microsoft Lumia 640 comes in orange, cyan, matte black, and white colors and is priced at 139 Euros (US$ 155 / Rs. 9,625 approx.) for the 3G variant and the LTE variant costs 159 Euros (US$ 177 / Rs. 11,000 approx.), before taxes and subsidies. It would ship globally from April.


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