Microsoft Lumia 840 expected in the coming months

Microsoft has been hard at work in recent months populating the entry-level and lower midrange with a whole bunch of devices. March saw the unveiling of the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640XL, later followed by the modest Lumia 430 and less than a fortnight ago - the Lumia 540 Dual SIM.

This leaves the upper market segment to be updated and we wrote on the possible specs of the expected Lumia 940 and 940XL. A new report now claims that a successor to the Lumia 830 is in the works and we're likely to see it sooner than later.

The source states that the Lumia 840 will arrive in the coming months, but won't ship with Windows 10 and will run Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2 instead. The new OS version will apparently be reserved for the flagship Lumia 940, at least for the time being.

The Lumia 840 is said to come with a display size around the 5-inch mark like its predecessor, but will carry improvements in other areas. Both cameras will see a bump and the new model will pack a 13-14MP PureView-branded main shooter and a 5MP selfie unit. A more powerful chipset is also to be found in the future smartphone, which may come with dual-SIM support.

Further indication of the nearing launch of the Lumia 840 comes from the fact that Microsoft has quietly pulled the current Lumia 830 model off its Indian store. With the stage already half-set, we should expect to see the new smartphone some time soon.

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Microsoft unveils Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL for India

As reported earlier, Microsoft has finally introduced two new Lumia 6 series smartphones for the Indian market. The new Lumia 640 is priced at INR11,999 ($192) and Lumia 640 XL is priced at INR15,799 ($253). Microsoft will sell the Lumia 640 from the Flipkart website as well.

Microsoft Lumia 640 features a 5” IPS ClearBlack display, Snapdragon 400 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8 GB of expandable storage, 8MP rear snapper with LED flash, 1MP front-facing camera, and a 2,500 mAh battery.

While the Lumia 640 XL has a 5.7” IPS ClearBlack display with same internal hardware as the Lumia 640 but features a 13Mp rear camera with f/2.0 Carl Zeiss optics, a 5MP front-facing camera and a 3,000 mAh battery.

Both smartphones will come with free one-year Office 365 subscription.

Microsoft will launch Lumia 640, 640 XL in India on April 7

Yesterday, Microsoft sent out invites to members of media in India for the launch of Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL . The invite carries the following punchline: "Inspiration doesn't only work 9 to 5."

Microsoft Lumia 640 features a 5" IPS ClearBlack display, Snapdragon 400 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, 8MP rear snapper with LED flash, 1MP front-facing camera, and 2,500 mAh battery.

The Lumia 640 XL has a 5.7" IPS ClearBlack display packing the same hardware as the Lumia 640 albeit with a Carl Zeiss optics powered 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera.

Microsoft will certainly introduce dual-SIM variants of both Lumia phones. In India, the Lumia 640 is rumored to be priced at INR 9,999 ($161), while the Lumia XL will be priced at INR13,999 ($226).

Microsoft Lumia 640, 640 XL import data reveals Indian pricing

Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM models at the MWC 2015. Both devices are powered by Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. .

This week, Microsoft has been importing both models in significant numbers in India. As per the import data, the Lumia 640 Dual SIM has INR 4,683 ($75) price declared, while the Lumia 640 XL dual SIM has been priced at INR 6,710 ($107) and will compete closely with Motorola Moto E (2015), Xiaomi Redmi 2, and Lenovo A6000. Do note that these are not the final prices.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 is a refresh to the 6 series and sports a 5-inch IPS ClearBlack display with 720p resolution and built with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 technology for protection.

Powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 mobile with 1 GB RAM, the Lumia 640 offers 8 GB on-board storage, which is expandable by up to 128 GB microSD cards. It has a 8MP snapper at the back with LED flash and 1MP front facing camera. This dual-SIM version packs a 2,500 mAh battery but we do not know whether the 3G only or 4G supporting Dual SIM version is being imported for India.

The Lumia 640 XL features a large 5.7-inch IPS ClearBlack display with 720p resolution and made with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 technology for protection. It is powered by the same quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, 1 GB RAM and offers 8 GB of onboard storage.

This model features 13MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics can shoot full HD video and 5MP wide-angle front camera for clicking selfies. Microsoft has packed 3,000 mAh battery inside the Lumia 640 XL.

Microsoft is yet to formally announce both Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL in India. Based on the import data, we expect the announcement to come soon, though.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL to get more powerful hardware in China

This year's MWC saw a lot of Android action, but Microsoft also had a couple of new devices to show, more specifically, the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL. Both handsets run Windows Phone 8.1 and should be among the first in line for a Windows 10 update, once it hits.

The Lumia 640 XL is clearly the superior model of the bunch, boasting a larger screen and better cameras, but, other than that, the two devices share the same Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 SoC and 1GB for RAM, so they should be pretty identical in terms of performance. According to new info, however , Microsoft might have opted to change this in China, by beefing up the specs on the 640 XL.

A recent TENAA certification seems to show a Lumia device, quite similar to the 640 XL, but equipped with a quad-core processor, clocked at 2.2 GHz and 2GB of RAM. Other than that, the smartphone seems to be identical to the 640 XL model we are familiar with. It has the same 5.7-inch 720p display, the same camera setup - 13MP main shooter and 5MP front-facing, as well as 8GB of onboard storage.

CPU frequency	2.2GHz
RAM memory capacity	2GB
Operating system	Windows Phone
Operating system version number	Windows Phone 8.1
Camera function	Support, 1300,500 million pixels, more than 8 million pixels
Phone memory	8GB
Local connections	Bluetooth, USB
CPU cores	4

This is a huge deal for the new Lumia, as this alleged specs sheet puts it square into a very select group of premium Windows Phone devices, alongside the Lumia 930, Lumia 1520 and Lumia Icon. Its 5.7-inch screen is also the ideal size to fill up the portfolio, by introducing a "middle ground" between the 5-inch and 6-inch aforementioned models.

It is still unclear, whether this new Lumia device will, in fact bear the exact 640 XL branding and, more importantly, whether it will ever be released outside of China. And if so, when. The Lumia 640 and 640 XL are set to hit consumer markets in April and preorders are already up in a few counties, includingGermany, France and the UK. Pricing seems to differ from region to region, but our best estimates put pricing at about €160 for the Lumia 640 and €220 for the 640 XL. We can only presume, that if the beefed-up XL model will come with a noticeable price increase, but no official statement is available yet.

Are you excited about a new, powerful Lumia device and would you like to see it on your local market?

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Microsoft Lumia 640, 640 XL are up for preorder in the UK

Microsoft announced the new Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL at the recent MWC 2015. Both Windows Phone devices are now up for preorder at the Microsoft UK website.

The Lumia 640 is listed at £170, while the Lumia 640 XL is priced at £219. And the listing for both phones state the available from 28 April onwards. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL was recently put for preorder in Germany.

The Lumia 640 offers a 5" HD LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It packs Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of expandable storage, 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 1MP front camera, DLNA support, and 2,500 mAh battery.

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL features 5.7" HD LCD screen with ClearBlack technology and the same Snapdragon SoC as the Lumia 640. However, this handset features a 13MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss f/2.0 optics, and a 5MP front camera for selfies. It packs 1 GB RAM, 8 GB expandable storage and a 3,000 mAh battery.

We managed to take a quick look of both Lumia Denim update running devices at the MWC 2015.

Thanks for the tip, Razerboy2000!