Most of the world's businesspeople use Microsoft Office to do work so according to Microsoft, they should also use their Lumia smartphones for the same purpose. Utilizing their Microsoft Lumia 640 XL, Microsoft have come up with a video showing just that and how easy it all could be if you switch your smartphone to a Lumia 640 XL. This is by no means a rumour but do take this with a grain of salt as it may not be the best fit for everyone. In any case the Lumia 640 XL certainly offers fairly good midrange tech specs and features such as a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB storage, 5.7-inch 720p display, 4G LTE connectivity, 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. These should be more than enough to do work on the go. While it is running Windows Phone 8.1, the Lumia 640 XL and a some other Lumia smartphones will soon get a Windows 10 upgrade. Check out the video for yourself in this article.

The larger Microsoft Lumia 640 XL recently passed into our hands for a little hands-on of the 5.7-inch display Lumia smartphone. Other notable tech specs include a 13MP rear camera with ZEISS lens and a 5MP front camera. Unlike the Lumia 640, the larger Lumia 640 XL has a matte back with a raised camera perhaps due to the ZIESS lens and larger sensor size. Despite the larger screen, we found the Lumia 640 XL to be surprisingly comfortable in the hand with a fairly thin profile despite being 9mm thick. At 171g it weighs lighter than most phablets but do check out our hands-on photos below for yourself.

The recently announced Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM and Lumia 640 XL have been announced for Malaysia at RM739 and RM929 respectively. Both will be available through authorized channels and merchants on 17 April  2015 with plans for the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM to come in later on. The Lumia 640 Dual SIM offers both 3G and 4G LTE connectivity while the Lumia 640 XL offers Dual SIM 3G connectivity. Both come with various Microsoft applications but from 1 April 2015 to 30 June 2015, both phones will also offer a 1-year subscription for Office 365 Personal, 1TB of OneDrive storage and 60 Skype World minutes. Features and tech specs for the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL includes the following:

• Microsoft Lumia 640
• 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB storage + up to128GB microSD
• 5-inch Clearback IPS LCD display, 1280 x 720 pixel HD resolution, Gorilla Glass 3, Sunlight readability enhancements
• 8MP ¼" rear camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture, dynamic flash, auto HDR + 0.9MP front camera
• 141.3 x 72.2 x 8.8mm | 145 grams
• supports dual SIM, 3G, 4G
• available in cyan, orange, black and white colors
• 2500 mAh battery
• Windows 8.1 Lumia Denim

Along with the new Microsoft Lumia 640, Microsoft also unveiled a larger variant of the device called as the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL. It will feature a much larger 5.7-inch display as opposed to the 5-inch display found on the Lumia 640. The phone will have some other upgrades in the tech specs department too. It will be powered by the same 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB RAM as the smaller version and there will be 8GB of expandable storage onboard. The 5.7-inch display will sport a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and will come with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The rear camera gets bumped up to 13MP with a 1/3" sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Up front, there will be a 5MP wide angle camera ideal for group selfies. Given the 5.7-inch display, the phone will be slightly larger and will measure 157.9 x 81.5 x 9mm. The Lumia 640 XL also runs on the new Windows 8.1 Denim update and is upgradable to Windows 10 OS when it becomes available later in 2015. The large 3000 mAh battery makes sure that the phone keeps running throughout the day. The phone will go on sale in April at $210 (RM762) for the 3G variant and $245 (RM889) for the LTE version but there are no specific Malaysia release dates just yet.