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the Lumia 640 XL LTE from Microsoft devices is the biggest sibling of the Lumia 640 bumping up not only the screen size but also increasing the battery and popping in a better rear camera as well I'm Nikki Lee senior editor for cnet.com Lumia 640 and 640 XL a termed Microsoft devices range of affordable handsets the small size 640 costs just $299 in Australia and 120 pounds in the UK it's still on its way to America 640 XL jumps up to $399 Australian 219 pounds and 240 dollars in America but you're getting quite a bit of bang for your buck the 5.7 inch screen has a 720p IPS display same as for its smaller stablemate which means slightly for your pixels per inch 259 vs. 294 it's still more than fine for YouTube videos and viewing your photos speaking of photos the XL offers a 13 megapixel camera with a carl zeiss lens a big jump up from the basic 640 the battery is also larger with 3000 milliamp hours a bit smaller than saying the Galaxy Note 4 but nothing to be sneezed at the processor remains the same as the 640 that's a 1.2 gigahertz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 but the XL feels more than fast enough when you're using it the 4G LTE modem is of course the other big bonus with the excel particularly great here in Australia where 4G networks are being expanded and developed all over the country the 640 XL unit we have has a matte finish to its removable back this is the single-sim version of the excel there are variants that include dual SIM and one that's even 3g but this is the only one you're gonna find in Australia while the plastic finish can't match the metal feel of phones like the HTC One m9 or the Galaxy s6 the price makes the Lumia 640 XL LTE a great option for anyone after a big screen phone with 4G on a budget I'm Nick Healy for more videos and reviews head to cnet.com