Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM



Microsoft is looking quite aggressive and trying really hard to gain some market share. After launching some entry-level and ultra affordable Windows Phones, they are now backing again to the budget segment devices. Few days back, the Redmond-giant launched Lumia 640 Dual SIM in India. Let us check out the performance of the budget centric- Lumia 640 Dual SIM.
                                           

                                                                


Tech Specs:
The Lumia 640 Dual SIM is a 2G-3G-WiFi ready device. It has a 5 inch IPS LCD Capacitive touch screen which supports up to 16M colours. The screen has an HD resolution (720p) with decent 294 ppi pixel count. For better experience, it also features the ClearBlack display technology and the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 provides necessary protection to the display.

The phone features an 8 MP rear camera with features like auto focus and LED flash and a 0.9 MP front camera for clicking selfies. The primary camera can record videos in Full HD mode (1080p@30fps). The Lumia comes with 8 GB internal space which could be expanded up to 128 GB with the help of a microSD card. Other connectivity options available in the device are microUSB 2.0 and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP.

The device runs on the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 (Lumia Denim) and will be upgraded to Windows 10. It packs a Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core chipset clocked at 1.2 GHz. It is complimented by 1 GB of RAM and an Adreno 305 GPU. A 2500 mAh Li-ion battery provides the power to this device.

 

 
Review:
The Lumia 640 is a gorgeous looking device. Though, the design looks quite similar to other Lumia smartphones, which is a negative point. Another disadvantage, which I felt is the absence of LTE mode. But, in India we could ignore this because 4G is still not available in many cities. The display is good with decent resolution and fair pixel- count. The ClearBlack technology enhances the performance and the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 makes the screen scratch resistant. The IPS technology gives you better viewing angles.

The camera of Lumia 640 is also one of its highlights. The primary camera performs well in day-light as well as low-light conditions. The Lumia Camera app improves the picture quality and provides more photography modes. The secondary camera, though, is not as impressive as the primary camera but performs fine.

The performance of this device is lag-free. All credit goes to the operating system, chipset and RAM. The Quad-core processor is enough for a Windows Phone 8.1 device with a combination of 1 GB RAM. Though, the processor and the GPU are quite old now. The GPU handles some high end games very easily but performance is laggy at times.

 
                

Verdict:
The Lumia 640 can be considered, if you could ignore few things like absence of LTE mode, ordinary performance of the front camera and outdated GPU. The problem is the availability of many Windows Phones devices within same price range and surprisingly or unsurprisingly, most of them carry the “Microsoft”-tag. At times, it becomes very difficult for a consumer to choose a device from the available options.

Well, I don’t want to get into all these “corporate strategies”. Coming back to the device, I will rate it 3.5 out of 5.

Hope you liked the review. Thanks for reading! :-)

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