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Microsoft Lumia 640 review: A 2015 budget Windows Phone with 5" LCD and free Office.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2015·$180
Overall
44/100
Class rank
#5 of 7
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A budget Windows Phone with free Office.

Lumia 640 was Microsoft's budget Windows Phone with Office 365 bundled — a polished value device on a fading platform.

01Display

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

TypeIPS LCD, ClearBlack
Size5.0 inches
Resolution1,280 × 720 px (HD)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

Main8 MP, f/2.2, LED
Selfie0.9 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

ChipsetSnapdragon 400
RAM1 GB
Storage8 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

Capacity2,500 mAh (removable)
Standby~ 740 hours

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2015.

06Value

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 60-point average for budget phones of 2015.

What works
  • Free 1-year Office 365 + 1 TB OneDrive.
  • Replaceable Microsoft-branded Lumia.
  • Polycarbonate colours.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Windows Phone app gap.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • HD on 5" panel.
  • No NFC.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .