By the look of the specs (Snapdragon 210, 2000Mah, and a 5.0in 294ppi) it's literally a downgrade from the 640. Nothing at all is better, and half the stuff is actually worse. Why would anyone buy this as an upgrade from the infamous 640?
infamous 640
still, the 640 is infamous, and better than the 650 (which is a downgrade due to battery and CPU). The 640 also looks a lot nicer. Bluetooth 4.1 doesnt really matter at all, and the upgraded FFC is only good for certain people (I dont take selfies).
Yes it's a massive downgrade with a lower end chip set same ram and storage with a massive decrease in battery life. If only it had a 410 or other 400 iteration. You wanna buy good phones at that price point go Android since Microsoft doesn't know how to make a true mid ranger. What is it with American corporations especially when you compare Chinese and other Europeans ones that make a low end priced device with high end specs.
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Don't quote me but I heard someone saying somewhere that the 210 is in the performance ballpark of the 400 yet is more power efficient, so that might be something to take into account.
So yea, I really want to wait for benchmarks and such.
That was my feeling as well, considering I originally came to Windows Phone via the 521. It seemed like they didn't capitalize on the momentum generated by that phone. The Lumia 640 for me is the spiritual successor to the 521 but it's effect too, seems to have been shorted lived, at least on T-Mobile anyway.They're repeating the mistake Nokia did after the Lumia 520. They had an awesome value phone and now they're squandering the progress they made by putting out a side-grade while the competition continues to improve and erode their value advantage.
By the look of the specs (Snapdragon 210, 2000Mah, and a 5.0in 294ppi) it's literally a downgrade from the 640. Nothing at all is better, and half the stuff is actually worse. Why would anyone buy this as an upgrade from the infamous 640?
the front camera and front facing speakers are better. I wouldn't necessarily say nothing is better but its definitely not worth upgrading
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Considering the odd specs, I often wonder if the 650 was originally meant to be a lower end phone like the 550, but Microsoft wanted to try and capitalize on the good reception of the 640 by association and so renamed it.Valid point, but I'm looking forward to that difference, and also having it unlocked. I kind of wish MS sold the 640 unlocked.
I think it's funny that Blu offers an SD410 in the WIN HD LTE. They've offered that since last year and it's a $200 factory unlocked phone.
And it has hardware buttons.I think it's funny that Blu offers an SD410 in the WIN HD LTE. They've offered that since last year and it's a $200 factory unlocked phone.
The camera works best with apps to help it in daylight settings. In low light situations, I wouldn't recommend.And it has hardware buttons.
I wonder how the camera is?