Microsoft launches two large Lumia smartphones under Rs 16,000

Microsoft rolled out two new smartphones in India, the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM and Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM. The two smartphones would give consumers greater flexibility and freedom to choose between budget and performance. Both devices offer a choice of screen sizes and camera capabilities and Microsoft services, to offer productivity at work, home and on the go.

The Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640 are both upgradable to Windows 10 when it becomes available later this year, come armed with the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 with the Lumia Denim update. The two devices also come with a 12 month Office 365 Personal subscription offer.

Highlights of the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL:

• Access, edit and share Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents and OneNote notebooks wherever you are, with the pre-installed Office suite
• Connect with work and personal e-mail while on the go, with Microsoft Outlook built-in
• Switch seamlessly between voice and video calls with built-in Skype integration and the front-facing wide angle cameras on Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL
• Smoothly and quickly access important documents or run all of your favorite websites, apps and games, thanks to the onboard 1GB of memory and powerful quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
• Enjoy photos and videos on a crisp HD display – either 5” on Lumia 640 or 5.7” on Lumia 640 XL.
• Power through the work day, thanks to a long-lasting battery – 2500 mAh for Lumia 640 and 3000 mAh for Lumia 640 XL.
• Capture detail rich photos, thanks to the 8 MP camera on Lumia 640 or 13 MP camera with ZEISS optics on Lumia 640 XL. Both feature LED flash and Lumia Camera software right out of the box.
• Keep up-to-date on the most important information with Glance Screen, which comes out of the box on both Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL.
• Comes with the latest version of Windows Phone 8.1 and the Lumia Denim update, complete with one-swipe Action Center, Word Flow and Live Folders.
• Both Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL will be available in dual SIM 3G variants.

Above and below: The Microsoft Lumia 640 and Lumia 640XL

Offers for Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640 from Microsoft India:

On every purchase of the new Lumia 640 XL and Lumia 640, consumers will get a 12 month Office 365 Personal subscription worth INR 3,299 as a limited time offer redeemable between April to June, 2015 which also includes a massive 1 Terabyte of OneDrive storage. This offer will give you access to Office365 across 1 PC or Mac, and 1 tablet like a Windows tablet, iPad or Android tablet, plus easy access on 1 smartphone.

Adding another offer for consumers on the Lumia 640 XL, Mobikwik, the online wallet will offer a recharge cashback worth Rs 1,000, redeemable with a minimum recharge of Rs 200 per month for five months. Olacabs, the popular and smart cab service, will offer a cashback worth Rs 800 on Ola money recharges where consumers will get Rs 200 cashback per recharge for the first four recharges of Rs 500 or higher.

The Lumia 640 XL will be available across channels at a price of Rs 15,799 and Lumia 640 will be available exclusively on Flipkart at the price of Rs 11,999, both starting April 7, 2015.

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