Is it worth buying a 640 or 650 right now?

[milkyway]

I repeat: the 650 is better in every way than the 640. here's a very good comparison:
Microsoft Lumia 640 vs Lumia 650 comparison: is it worth the upgrade? [Update]

it depends on your country how much the price gap between the 640 and the 650 is. in my country the 650 is only slightly more expensive so I personally would go with the 650.
if you are curious about Android then get a Nexus

 

[Maurizio Troso]

How much of a difference does that make? Can anyone tell his/her experience?

That's like a notebook with reguarly updated video GPU, motherboard chipset, or audio drivers.
On my 650 it noticed on the field improved battery and log on times

 

[earthman007]

If money wasn't a potential barrier, I'd say the 650 - but you say that you're a student, so I'm assuming money isn't in full abundance. I don't know the availability and pricing in Pakistan, so that's another complication, frustrating easy advice. Here in the UK some places sell reconditioned phones that come with a warranty, so it's feasible to get older hardware that's low cost and has some peace of mind: that would support a W8 phone using Insider Preview atm to run 10, or remain on 8, such as the 640. The 650 is a good phone, albeit without all of the features that the 950s have and I would happily buy and use it, if being sold at the right price. The 640 has been offered for really low prices in the USA over the last few months and again I would be incredibly happy to buy for $30ish and run with 10 on it, or revert back to 8.

So it partly depends on your country's phone propositions, warranties etc, if I was in the same situation. Having used 10 via the Insider Preview option I've generally been impressed and had few but only minor issues on an older handset and tried out a 650 instore and it seems great - so happily recommend mobiles with 10 to others. The OS will improve over time and the 650 will likely manage to sustain this with greater capability as time goes on.

 

[Tsarli]

Is it worth buying a 640? Yes, but there are a couple of "ifs" though.

1) IF you live in the US. and

2) IF you can find the one they sell at Walgreens for $14 . Yes folks, $14!

So do I use it as my main phone? Of course not. I have my LG G2 for that. But for $14 you get a fairly decent GPS-enabled camera that you can play rough with and not regret in case you lose or break.

 

[Jakoh]

I don't see why ANYONE, at this point, would buy a Lumia. Lumia is DEAD.

EDIT: WOW, its my 400th post, the most grim one.

 

[anon(50597)]

I repeat: the 650 is better in every way than the 640. here's a very good comparison:
Microsoft Lumia 640 vs Lumia 650 comparison: is it worth the upgrade? [Update]

it depends on your country how much the price gap between the 640 and the 650 is. in my country the 650 is only slightly more expensive so I personally would go with the 650.
if you are curious about Android then get a Nexus

Not totally convincing but a personal choice.

 

[greedo_greedy]

I think the Lumia 640 is still a good buy. It runs Windows 10 Mobile decently and should see future updates.

 

[Eileen Boyle]

nothing beats the 64- at $30 from A&TT and free to unlock. best deal around and a great phone, even now

 

[truefluke]

I'm running WM10 via Insider program on production ring on L640, I'm quite satisfied with it.

 

[Genghis7777]

Google is focused on consumers. Microsoft is focused on business.

Funny, I had to work with a few parents on a charity project. None of them could figure out how to use Google drive and they opted for One Drive and MS Office online!

 

[Maurizio Troso]

nothing beats the 64- at $30 from A&TT and free to unlock. best deal around and a great phone, even now

Don't forget 80% Lumia customers are out of U.S., where phones are paid full price or bundled with montly-fee carrier.
And exporting one buyed in U.S. costs much in shipping and customs

 

[Gregory Newman]

I would suggest to a person to buy a Lumia 650 because the 650 already has the new windows 10 updates and will get the big Redstone anniversary update coming out in July or August 2016. the lumia 640 will get the update to Windows 10 in the future but is now a windows 8.1 denim smart phone which is a stable OS.

 

[rromerof]

I would have said buy the 640 a few weeks ago, but now I am getting tired of things not working, bugs, and also the apparent lack of long-term commitment from Microsoft. You can count on Google sticking with Android in the long run, and you also tie in to the entire Google ecosystem of services that are very useful, particularly for consumers: Gmail, Drive, Photos, Hangouts/other messaging, Chrome OS, etc. Soon you will be able to run Android apps on a Chromebook. Google is focused on consumers. Microsoft is focused on business.

Microsoft don't even know in what they are focused!

 

[aimulaidni]

Based on the comment you made that you want to stick with the platform because you have been using it for 2 years, I would say go for the 640 and stay on 8.1. In my view atleast, I don't see WM10 as an upgrade from 8.1. I bought a 640 the other day for my mom (sadly had to return it because of unlocking issues) and after using it for a day, I wanted to throw my 950XL in the bin. And if you can find one from ATT for $30, it would fit your budget too.

 

[Sedp23]

650 isn't worth $200. 640 is always a good backup to have

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[mary beth hale]

Running Redstone. 1004 on my $30 640. Battery issues gone for me on this build. Everything working OK.

 

[Alierna]

650's performance is way better. i own both. (actually xl model). 650 is so smooth in games. that extra 400 mhz is really helping os

 

[jrb363]

I have a Lumia 640 that I bought in order to try out Windows Mobile a while back. I loved it so much that I recently upgraded to the Lumia 950XL which is, by far, the best phone I've ever owned.

If you can find a 640 on sale it's easily worth the investment!

 

[mayconvert]

for $29, the 640 is a great phone. I would buy a New $119 Moto E or G first. at least you will have Apps and a Warranty.
The 640 is SLOW, camera is pretty bad, battery life is terrible (3 hours SOT will kill it) and likely will never see windows 10.
and if it did get 10, it will run even slower.
Android is a better way to go.

 

[milkyway]

for $29, the 640 is a great phone. I would buy a New $119 Moto E or G first. at least you will have Apps and a Warranty.
The 640 is SLOW, camera is pretty bad, battery life is terrible (3 hours SOT will kill it) and likely will never see windows 10.
and if it did get 10, it will run even slower.
Android is a better way to go.

there is some serious FUD there.

• the 640 already has the W10 update
• the Camera is - for the price of this phone - STUNNING
• the battery life on the 640 is amazing (at least on WP 8.1)