LUMIA 640, faster?

[SGA016]

Hi, all. For some reason my Lumia 640 got faster since I googled about how to add a new app column on the screen.
I went to settings / display, and reduce the size of text,etc, from 200% (recommended), to 175%-
After that, for unknown reason the phone looks smother than before. not minimally laggy when opening an app. Beyond that, looks the screen looks gorgeous scaled, especially the Glance screen, or navegation bar.
Thought on this?.

 

[libra89]

Hmm very interesting observation. Are you on 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile?

 

[Zulfigar]

Were scaling options a part of 8.1?

 

[saras112]

I noticed this as well.

 

[libra89]

Were scaling options a part of 8.1?

I can't recall, which is why I asked.

 

[jeffchapik]

Were scaling options a part of 8.1?

No. This wasn't available until W10M.

 

[Archdean]

Well I tried it but the text is way to small for me especially using the keyboard!!

 

[libra89]

Hi, all. For some reason my Lumia 640 got faster since I googled about how to add a new app column on the screen.
I went to settings / display, and reduce the size of text,etc, from 200% (recommended), to 175%-
After that, for unknown reason the phone looks smother than before. not minimally laggy when opening an app. Beyond that, looks the screen looks gorgeous scaled, especially the Glance screen, or navegation bar.
Thought on this?.

Thanks for sharing this! I agree about the Glance screen and the navigation bar, especially the nav bar for me.

I noticed this as well.

I tried it on my 650, and it does feel faster!

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Thanks for sharing this! I agree about the Glance screen and the navigation bar, especially the nav bar for me.



I tried it on my 650, and it does feel faster!

Of course its faster. Everything on the screen is smaller and therefore lighter. Try running while carrying a 25 lb weight then while carrying a 10 lb weight. Same thing with smaller text, tiles, etc.

 

[libra89]

Of course its faster. Everything on the screen is smaller and therefore lighter. Try running while carrying a 25 lb weight then while carrying a 10 lb weight. Same thing with smaller text, tiles, etc.

That's a great point, but what I don't get is why it feels like there's a difference when it comes to apps.

 

[aybarrap1]

Thanks for this. Saw the option but never tried it until I saw this post. Love the seeing at 175% and it does seen smoother. I would have thought the opposite would be true.

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[jeffchapik]

I changed mine from 200% to 175%, but I can't really say I've noticed any difference in performance. Just more eyestrain...

 

[madcursor]

I changed the scaling to 175 and the phone does feel a tad more responsive, but to me it's nothing significant. Maybe it depends on the configuration and installed apps. But I noticed the multitasking view changed the layout and I am really liking this new style. I think I will keep it this way even if the text is now smaller..

 

[kramium]

Well I tried it but the text is way to small for me especially using the keyboard!!

You can separately resize font :

From the Settings screen, select Ease of Access > more option > font size

 

[greedo_greedy]

Tried this, don't feel a difference, feels exactly the same to me haha.

 

[aybarrap1]

You can separately resize font :

From the Settings screen, select Ease of Access > more option > font size

Thanks for this. Now I really love the changes.

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[arjan wolthuis]

Haha. Good tip, i remember it. Although my 640 is generally fast enough for my usage