MWC 2015: AT&T announces they will carry the Lumia 640 & 640 XL in the US

Although they were a little slow to deliver the Nokia Lumia Denim update to the 1520, which finally arrived last week, AT&T has wasted no time in letting Windows Phone customers in the US know that they will be carrying the new Lumia 640 and 640 XL handsets from Microsoft.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

March 2, 2015

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MWC 2015: AT&T announces they will carry the Lumia 640 & 640 XL in the US

Although they were a little slow to deliver the Nokia Lumia Denim update to the 1520, which finally arrived last week, AT&T has wasted no time in letting Windows Phone customers in the US know that they will be carrying the recently announced Lumia 640 and 640 XL handsets from Microsoft.

Earlier today, as in 2:30 AM on the East coast, Microsoft officially unveiled their Lumia 640 and 640 XL handsets during their annual Mobile World Congress press conference. You can read our summary of the event here on the site.

Word of the new handsets leaked out early Sunday morning when a dedicated announcement page was published at the Microsoft News Center and was then almost immediately pulled offline.

So with that unofficial confirmation of the new devices hearing about them was not a surprise during the live stream today.

There was one big question left though when it was all over and that was US availability for the mid-level handsets which of course, has now been answered by AT&T.

While it is great to know that AT&T will carry them there still remains no info about pricing, availability or anything else relating to the handsets as we will see them in the US.

Here is the question of the day - are the specs on these devices enough for you to upgrade to them if they arrive before a Windows 10 flasgship phone?

Thanks to @ClintonFinch for the link to the AT&T announcement.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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