I live in Canada, and my options are limited on Windows phones I currently have an android (and about to die) device and have never owned, a windows phone before. I'm wondering if the 640 Xl would be a good choice!?
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I own both the 640 and 640XL, the 640XL has been sitting in my nightstand drawer for the past couple of months unused. Why? Too big for a carry around phone, at least for me. The 640 fits great in my front pocket and allows me to go about my business and forget it's there. The 640 XL fits in my front pocket no problem but I always know it's there and have to take it out of my pocket when I get in the car or sit down or bend over for fear it's going to get bent or otherwise damaged. I just can't get used to having it on me all the time.
Things like about the 640/640XL:
Affordable (insanely so for the 640)
Build quality
Aesthetics
Software: simple uncluttered symmetrical look and layout
Good (640) and very good (640XL) cameras
Things I don't like about the 640/640XL:
Too big (640XL)
Internet Explorer is fidgety, hard/confusing to scroll back to previous web pages and other annoying issues.
Can't set Google as the defualt search engine.
Voice to text not nearly as well implemented as Android.
Notifications not nearly as well implemented as Android
Dialer not nearly as well implemented as Android.
Too many taps to do simple things like clearing cache in I.E., and to turn on the speaker phone and get back to the keypad is like 30 taps! (not really but twice as many as Android).
Not enough shortcut/widget type actionable options
Double tap to wake is virtually useless, unless you tap 6-8 or more times.
Scrolling lag issues when web surfing.
Sounds like a lot of dislikes when taken as a whole, but the 640 at $80 is still a no-brainer for the price and you simply will not get a phone with a better camera in that price range. The 640 XL? Hmmm, there are other phones in the price range that are way more powerful and probably better overall. However, if you can deal with all the little annoyances (at least to me), you might love it. I still have mine for a reason, might give it another shot before getting rid of it and see if I can live with it for a while.