Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

By Matt Hanson

Hands-on review: MWC 2015: Microsoft Lumia 640 XL

This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we’ll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info.

Microsoft used its presentation at MWC 2015 to announce the launch of the Lumia 640, its latest foray into the midrange market, along with its phablet-sized bigger brother, the Lumia 640 XL.

The Lumia 640 XL will be available globally in April, and the 3G version will go on sale for €189 (around £137, $211, AU$272). The 4G LTE version will retail for €219 (around £159, $245, AU$315), both of which are reasonable prices. Microsoft has indicated that it wants businesses to go for the Lumia 640 XL because they could get three handsets from the price of one of its competitor’s flagships.

With a screen size of 5.7 inches, compared to the 5-innch display of the 640, the Lumia 640 XL is one of Microsoft’s largest smartphones, just shy of the Lumia 1520‘s 6-inch behemoth.

Lumia 640 XL

Although the size of the screen is increased with the Lumia 640 XL, the resolution remains the same at 1080p, which means …read more

Source: techradar.com – Phones

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