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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL vs Nokia Lumia 1520

3.21 in
6.22 in
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Mobile Phone
Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
3.36 in
6.41 in
Nokia Lumia 1520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 1520
Available colors
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3.9 out of 5
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36
4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Operating systemWindows 10 MobileWindows 10 Mobile
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB2 GB

Display

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Screen size5.7 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density259.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Primary sensor size1/4"1/2.5"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.4 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx

Storage

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Internal storage8 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Colour of product
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Yellow
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Height6.22 in6.41 in
Width3.21 in3.36 in
Depth0.35 in0.34 in
Weight6.03 oz7.37 oz

Sensors

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Microsoft Lumia 640 XLMicrosoft Lumia 640 XL
Nokia Lumia 1520Nokia Lumia 1520
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time936.0 h768.0 h
Talk time23.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Nokia Lumia 1520