Technology giant Microsoft on Tuesday,
at the launch of the Lumia 640 Dual SIM
and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM, announced
it will launch launch more 4G-enabled
devices in India once the infrastructure
for the high speed mobile Internet servic
is ready in the country.
The company, which acquired Nokia's
handset division last year for $7.2 billio
has only one 4G-compatible device, the
Lumia 638 , in the Indian market.
"There are a number of 4G-compatible
devices in our portfolio, we are ready
with the handsets. Once infrastructure is
ready (in India), we will bring more 4G
devices in," Microsoft Mobile Devices
Director Marketing Raghuvesh Sarup tol
PTI.
Many devices makers are now launching
4G-enabled phones (especially in the
sub-Rs 10,000 category) as operators
like Reliance Jio gear up to launch the
high-speed Internet service in the
country.
Currently, Airtel and Aircel are the only
two operators offering 4G services in
certain parts of the country.
Lenovo's A6000 and A7000, Micromax'
Yu Yureka and Xiaomi's Redmi Note 4G
are some of the 4G-enabled
smartphones that hit the Indian market i
the sub-Rs. 10,000 segment recently.
The Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 64
XL Dual SIM were launched at Rs. 11,99
and Rs. 15,799 respectively. The
phablets were first unveiled at MWC 201
along with their single-SIM and 3G
variants. The Redmond giant is
additionally offering a one-year persona
subscription to Office365 with the both
the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640
XL Dual SIM. The free one year Office
365 personal subscription (worth Rs.
3,299) will enable full Office use on the
Lumia handsets, and can also be used
on one tablet and one PC/Mac. In
addition to Office 365, Microsoft is also
offering a subscription of 1TB of storage
on OneDrive.
Much like other Lumia handsets, both th
Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL
Dual SIM feature Microsoft popular
features and apps such as Cortana,
Skype, Office, Outlook, and OneDrive.
They will also be in line to receive the
Windows 10 update later this year.
Both the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumi
640 XL Dual SIM run Windows Phone 8.
with Lumia Denim update out-of-the-
box. The handsets are powered by a
quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
processor clocked at 1.2GHz coupled
with 1GB of RAM. The new Microsoft
Lumias also pack an 8GB of built-in
storage, which is expandable via
microSD card (up to 128GB).
The Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 64
XL Dual SIM however feature several
other differences in specifications. The
Lumia 640 Dual SIM sports a 5-inch HD
(720x1280 pixels) IPS LCD display with
Corning Gorilla Glass 3; packs an 8-
megapixel rear camera and a 0.9-
megapixel front-facing camera.
Meanwhile, the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
features a large 5.7-inch HD (720x1280
pixels) IPS LCD display with Corning
Gorilla Glass 3; sports a 13-megapixel
rear camera with Zeiss optics and a 5-
megapixel front camera. The Lumia 640
XL Dual SIM also packs a 3000mAh
battery, while the Lumia 640 Dual SIM
packs a 2500mAh battery.
Microsoft India to Launch More 4G Phones Once 'Infrastructure Is Ready' | NDTV Gadgets
at the launch of the Lumia 640 Dual SIM
and Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM, announced
it will launch launch more 4G-enabled
devices in India once the infrastructure
for the high speed mobile Internet servic
is ready in the country.
The company, which acquired Nokia's
handset division last year for $7.2 billio
has only one 4G-compatible device, the
Lumia 638 , in the Indian market.
"There are a number of 4G-compatible
devices in our portfolio, we are ready
with the handsets. Once infrastructure is
ready (in India), we will bring more 4G
devices in," Microsoft Mobile Devices
Director Marketing Raghuvesh Sarup tol
PTI.
Many devices makers are now launching
4G-enabled phones (especially in the
sub-Rs 10,000 category) as operators
like Reliance Jio gear up to launch the
high-speed Internet service in the
country.
Currently, Airtel and Aircel are the only
two operators offering 4G services in
certain parts of the country.
Lenovo's A6000 and A7000, Micromax'
Yu Yureka and Xiaomi's Redmi Note 4G
are some of the 4G-enabled
smartphones that hit the Indian market i
the sub-Rs. 10,000 segment recently.
The Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 64
XL Dual SIM were launched at Rs. 11,99
and Rs. 15,799 respectively. The
phablets were first unveiled at MWC 201
along with their single-SIM and 3G
variants. The Redmond giant is
additionally offering a one-year persona
subscription to Office365 with the both
the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640
XL Dual SIM. The free one year Office
365 personal subscription (worth Rs.
3,299) will enable full Office use on the
Lumia handsets, and can also be used
on one tablet and one PC/Mac. In
addition to Office 365, Microsoft is also
offering a subscription of 1TB of storage
on OneDrive.
Much like other Lumia handsets, both th
Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL
Dual SIM feature Microsoft popular
features and apps such as Cortana,
Skype, Office, Outlook, and OneDrive.
They will also be in line to receive the
Windows 10 update later this year.
Both the Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumi
640 XL Dual SIM run Windows Phone 8.
with Lumia Denim update out-of-the-
box. The handsets are powered by a
quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
processor clocked at 1.2GHz coupled
with 1GB of RAM. The new Microsoft
Lumias also pack an 8GB of built-in
storage, which is expandable via
microSD card (up to 128GB).
The Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 64
XL Dual SIM however feature several
other differences in specifications. The
Lumia 640 Dual SIM sports a 5-inch HD
(720x1280 pixels) IPS LCD display with
Corning Gorilla Glass 3; packs an 8-
megapixel rear camera and a 0.9-
megapixel front-facing camera.
Meanwhile, the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
features a large 5.7-inch HD (720x1280
pixels) IPS LCD display with Corning
Gorilla Glass 3; sports a 13-megapixel
rear camera with Zeiss optics and a 5-
megapixel front camera. The Lumia 640
XL Dual SIM also packs a 3000mAh
battery, while the Lumia 640 Dual SIM
packs a 2500mAh battery.
Microsoft India to Launch More 4G Phones Once 'Infrastructure Is Ready' | NDTV Gadgets
