640 XL is about 5.5 - 5.7 inch screen. Slightly smaller than the 1520 from what I'm told.
I wonder if this will mean that MS plans to release larger screened (i.e. phablet-sized) phones throughout the price range:
540/XL
640/XL
740/XL
840/XL
940/XL
That'd be ten phones if they did. Whoa.
Personally, I think this would be a mistake. I'd like to see them offer fewer devices. I've drawn comparison to Samsung because they are attempting to create some more clearly defined "lines" for their handsets also:
540/XL = the absolute baseline specs @ $249/$299 --similar to the Samsung "E" models (but 2 instead of 3)
740/XL = midrange @ $399/$449 -- similar to the Samsung Alpha models (but 2 instead of 3)
940/XL = flagship @ $599/$649 -- straight up flagship and flagship phablet.
Then they can offer any "one-off" devices (I'm looking at you 1020 successor) with a 1XXX number.
If they want to offer any lower-end phones, then they should bear the "Asha" name, not Lumia.
I wonder if this will mean that MS plans to release larger screened (i.e. phablet-sized) phones throughout the price range:
540/XL
640/XL
740/XL
840/XL
940/XL
That'd be ten phones if they did. Whoa.
Personally, I think this would be a mistake. I'd like to see them offer fewer devices. I've drawn comparison to Samsung because they are attempting to create some more clearly defined "lines" for their handsets also:
540/XL = the absolute baseline specs @ $249/$299 --similar to the Samsung "E" models (but 2 instead of 3)
740/XL = midrange @ $399/$449 -- similar to the Samsung Alpha models (but 2 instead of 3)
940/XL = flagship @ $599/$649 -- straight up flagship and flagship phablet.
Then they can offer any "one-off" devices (I'm looking at you 1020 successor) with a 1XXX number.
If they want to offer any lower-end phones, then they should bear the "Asha" name, not Lumia.
Does anyone think 740/XL would be coming in May?540/XL
640/XL
740/XL
840/XL
940/XL
Does anyone think 740/XL would be coming in May?
Nope!
1. I don't think a 740 will appear that soon.
2. I don't think we're going to see another XL since we already have the 1520-line taking the high end, and the 640 XL taking the lower-midrange (replacing the 1320)
1. Agreed
2. I Believe we will see another XL very soon. It will be the 940XL. Which will replace the 15xx series