Okay, What's actually wrong with this phone

[Jack Neill]

If they had dropped a better camera and a faster CPU then this could have been the flagship of 2015.

 

[anon(6078578)]

Seeing as I like this phone so much, I feel it is my duty to add at least one downer, in that I found out I cannot use my Bluetooth keyboard (or any Bluetooth keyboard for that matter), This kind of surprised me. I mean with my phones ability to project the screen to my TV via Roku, I would've had the next best thing to Continuum lol

 

[ttsoldier]

The negative of this phone (to me ) is the snapdragon 400. And the design..

 

[sanjeet_deshwal]

Does this phone have Toshiba lens or Sony for camera?

 

[Yazen]

Does this phone have Toshiba lens or Sony for camera?

Sensor? Probably Sony

 

[Ten Four]

On the camera specifically, what do you think? I'm not talking about the specs., but your impressions based on real-world photos you have taken.

 

[wxcory]

On the camera specifically, what do you think? I'm not talking about the specs., but your impressions based on real-world photos you have taken.

For everyday use rear camera is perfect. The quality of the photos are good enough that I am totally satisfied. In lower light conditions things become a little grainy but that's fine with me. As for the front camera, don't expect any great selfies. I took a picture with it in full sunlight and the picture was still grainy. All-in-all I think that the cameras are perfect for the average user and I am more than satisfied with them.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

It looks pretty thin. I prefer a little more 'chunk'. Unpopular opinion, I know.

They're cheap enough to buy two and glue them together. Make sure you leave the rear one with the camera on, so when you take a picture with the front 640 it captures what's on the rear one's screen. You will have to give up flash though.

 

[anon(6078578)]

The negative of this phone (to me ) is the snapdragon 400. And the design..

In what way do you think it's badly designed?

 

[zhris]

They're cheap enough to buy two and glue them together. Make sure you leave the rear one with the camera on, so when you take a picture with the front 640 it captures what's on the rear one's screen. You will have to give up flash though.

Smartphone Centipede! :evil:

 

[worldspy99]

KWmobile came out with a deal for the 635 that included five different covers that slid over the factory back cover and sold for around 10$ for the set. I got a set for me and my wifes backup 635. They add very little to the thickness of the phone and give pretty good protection and you could change the look of your phone in about 5 seconds. Lets hope they do the same for the 640. I will be in line first to get them. There are different color back covers for the 640; but the cost is close to a 1/4 of the cost of the phone and they are a little difficult to remove and replace (adding to the wear and tear on the phone).

Fleabay is your friend. You can pick the back covers up for about $9 a pop from China. Good luck!

 

[tale 85]

I think the only thing I'm disappointed about the is the lack of selling shell covers for the phone... I love how they did with past phones especially my old 635... Once they start selling back covers this phone will have it all for the low price of 80 bucks like I paid for at WalMart

I've found all kinds of back covers on eBay, about 6-10 bucks.

 

[tale 85]

KWmobile came out with a deal for the 635 that included five different covers that slid over the factory back cover and sold for around 10$ for the set. I got a set for me and my wifes backup 635. They add very little to the thickness of the phone and give pretty good protection and you could change the look of your phone in about 5 seconds. Lets hope they do the same for the 640. I will be in line first to get them. There are different color back covers for the 640; but the cost is close to a 1/4 of the cost of the phone and they are a little difficult to remove and replace (adding to the wear and tear on the phone).

I have a back cover coming that I found on eBay, then wrap it in a slim TPU case. All black. Standard dress for all my Lumias

 

[anon(9435020)]

The only downside for me is that it has Snapdragon 400 instead of 410, which means that you can't just say Hey Cortana to search or whatever. Of course, you can still just click on the microphone icon and have Cortana search for you, so it's not really a big deal.

 

[TechFreak1]

:evil::evil::evil::evil:

 

[neodk]

This phone is a great value. Too bad my wife would never let me buy one for her. She has to have an iPhone.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

This phone is a great value. Too bad my wife would never let me buy one for her. She has to have an iPhone.

Hold off having children until you can confirm that's a recessive gene.

 

[tale 85]

I think we can sum up this entire thread with an old Yiddish saying...."Try it...you'll like it"

 

[tale 85]

Seeing as I like this phone so much, I feel it is my duty to add at least one downer, in that I found out I cannot use my Bluetooth keyboard (or any Bluetooth keyboard for that matter), This kind of surprised me. I mean with my phones ability to project the screen to my TV via Roku, I would've had the next best thing to Continuum lol

I thought one of the features of 8.1.2 was the ability to use a Bluetooth keyboard, am I wrong?

 

[xandros9]

I thought one of the features of 8.1.2 was the ability to use a Bluetooth keyboard, am I wrong?

No it should be a feature...