Lumia 640 XL Bugs + Defects

Zkal

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Anyone having weird issue where the rotation locks to portrait mode? After restart it'll work fine but in few days normally out of the blue it'll just lock rotation unless I restart. And yes, rotation lock is off :p
 

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Anyone having weird issue where the rotation locks to portrait mode? After restart it'll work fine but in few days normally out of the blue it'll just lock rotation unless I restart. And yes, rotation lock is off :p


Nothing as such for me till date. Why don't you try a hard reset? It might solve the issue!
 

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Hi guys! Anybody here from the philippines? Like me. I need my 640xl repaired as its screen was cracked. I consulted this to service center but its too expensive. Service and parts would amount to more than half of the price I bought this.
 

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To me this doesn't sound like something that can be fixed with a reboot or reset (had what sounds like the same problem with my old 710). It should be under warranty, have you contacted Microsoft on this issue?
 

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Not directly. I took it to the shop where I bought it but they wouldn't exchange it. They said they would have to send it in and it would take a month! It's only a month old!
 

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As far as I can tell the yellow spot appeared on the same day I installed the latest update. The yellow spot seems to be directly above the battery contact in the back. Another weird thing is that my phone gets the hottest when I walk or drive. Then the yellow spot is the brightest.
 

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..The yellow spot seems to be directly above the battery contact in the back...

I'm in the same boat with the yellow discoloration. I got mine through an ebay seller, and am basically SOL for getting any sort of refund/warranty help. the only flip side is that it appears that it may be relatively easy to replace the screen, though not cheap.
if you so a search on ebay for lumia 640 xl touchscreens, you can buy the whole screen assembly. you can also see where there's a connection near the top, which looks like it is exactly where the discoloration is occurring:
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my guess is theres some bad resistor or something that shorted out. but, looking at all those locations make me think its a relatively easy job to replace the screen. like unbolt and rebolt the screen on. I've never done it, and am somewhat miffed that i would have to do this on a 1 month old phone, but I may do it just as a project.

disclaimer, I don't vouch for this ebay seller, although I do believe they're the ones that people linked to for getting 1520 parts...
 

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Now I'm worried cause I just ordered mine off Ebay, should be here Monday. Can I ask which seller you bought from? I ordered mine from a vendor others on this site stated they had used before.
 

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Sure. It was tropical_mobile. To be fair, I'll give the full transaction details. I used the buy it now function, and I had the phone within 5 days from Singapore. Product looked fine when I got it, and it still functions, but with the yellow discoloration. When I bought it, I knew there would be limited support for it as I'm not buying it from a more reputable seller, and I bought no insurance for it, but I wanted to take the risk.

The seller has followed up about the issue, however, they are not as expedient as when they sent the original device. I haven't and probably wont leave negative feedback, since they aren't responsible for a faulty product. But I will be more hesitant to buy from ebay, versus someone like bhphoto or expanses, who are slightly more legitimate and have options for warranty.
 

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Sorry to hear about the discoloration issues. Just a heads up... I've purchased four different WPs from a great eBay seller who offers returns and a variety of insurance options. I've never bothered with the insurance though. The seller's name is never-msrp. Brand new, unlocked phones for good prices. I've been very satisfied.
 

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Wow, what a piece of junk. That makes me so disappointed. I'm in the Czech republic and I don't really have options. I regret getting this phone. I waited for years for a low cost large phone. I guess I'm just going to have to live with it.
 

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Sorry to hear about the discoloration issues. Just a heads up... I've purchased four different WPs from a great eBay seller who offers returns and a variety of insurance options. I've never bothered with the insurance though. The seller's name is never-msrp. Brand new, unlocked phones for good prices. I've been very satisfied.

I purchased mine from the Ebay reseller you mentioned having used before in another post.
 

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I purchased mine from the Ebay reseller you mentioned having used before in another post.

Hopefully, you'll have the same experiences I've had with that seller. I know they have a return policy, so I'd put the phone to work for a couple of days just to make sure it's something you'll be ok with. Good luck.
 

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I am not able to get any solution for the issue with Camera of my 640 XL. I dont know why but all thee pictures I take from my 640 XL in day light (full natural light) the pictures comes shady and darker. I have tried with rich capture on/off but I get the same result. A fridn of mine has recently bought a Samsung Galaxy Max and have a 13 MP camera. So I took a picture in same light at same time from both the phones. The picture of Samsung phonwe was looking so bright and sharp. Apart from this I am very happy with my Lumia 640 XL.
 

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Does anyone else have issues toggling rich capture or am I the only one who ends up focussing and starting the LED flash a couple of times before it toggles?
 

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Does anyone else have issues toggling rich capture or am I the only one who ends up focussing and starting the LED flash a couple of times before it toggles?

I've had this happen to me a few times too. Wish there were some sort screen calibration tool we could use to narrow in our taps. Or maybe my fingers are just too big. :)
 

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