Microsoft Lumia 640 4G

Overview

Best Low-Cost Device For Multi-Tasking

By Amrit

Lumia 640 4G is the best 4G LTE affordable smartphone from Microsoft launched at World Mobile Congress 2015 along with mid-range Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual-SIM. Xiaomi Redmi 4G and Micromax Yu Yureka are the strong competitors of this device. It supports dual SIM (Micro-SIM) and it is declared as the best low cost device for multi-tasking. The sales package include headset, battery, USB cable, user manual and warranty card. For further information, here is a review which you can check.

Display and Dimensions

It flaunts a 5-inch ClearBlack IPS LCD capacitive multi-touch display with 1280x720 pixels HD resolution and a pixel density of 294ppi. It has a color depth of 16 million. The sunlight readability enhancements gives you crystal clear view from every perspective for watching videos, movies and playing games. It comes covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection which is used to protect the screen from scratches and fingerprints.

It is wrapped in an 8.8 mm thick body which holds a weight of 145 grams and can be carried around easily. On the other hand, it has got a height of 141.3 mm and a width of 72.2 mm. It comes packed with accelerometer sensor, compass sensor, ambient light sensor, magnetometer sensor and proximity sensor.

Processor and Operating System

This dual SIM device is packed with a 1.2 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A7 processor  joined with Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset and Adreno 305 GPU. It is paired with 1 GB RAM for the smooth performance of the device. The operating system used in the smartphone is Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim which can be upgrade to Windows 10 and proves to be quite useful while performing several tasks and functions.

Camera and Storage

It flaunts an 8 MP auto-focus primary camera which is inclusive of features like digital zoom, LED flash, 1/4" sensor size and can record 1080p videos at 30fps. Its picture resolution is 3264x2448 pixels. For video calls and selfies, the smartphone houses a 1 MP front facing shooter providing a resolution of 1280x960 pixels. The 8 GB internal and 128 GB external memory and free 30 GB of cloud storage available on OneDrive is quite enough to store movies, songs, games and applications.

Connectivity and Battery

The user can stay connected with several connectivity features such as GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, microUSB v2.0, EDGE, GPRS and Wi-Fi. Fueled by a Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery, this dual SIM smartphone claims to offer up to 26 hours of talktime and up to 864 hours of standby time over 2G.

Shades and Price

The Microsoft Lumia 640 4G comes in 4 shades including Matte Black, Glossy Cyan, White and Orange. It is available at the price of US$ 177 and its 3G model cost US$ 155.