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Microsoft's Lumia 640 comes in four colors (photos)

Microsoft took the wraps off the affordable, 5-inch phone that it launched at Mobile World Congress.

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5-inch Lumia 640

BARCELONA -- Microsoft announced the Microsoft Lumia 640 here at MWC.

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Screen

The 720p HD screen is topped with Gorilla Glass 3.

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Side view

Black buttons contrast with a white, black or orange body. The handset also comes in black.

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Back view

A look at the phone's rear surface.

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Windows Phone OS

Right now it runs Windows Phone 8.1, but will upgrade to Windows 10 later this year.

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Camera

An 8-megapixel camera takes shots for you. On the front is a 1-megapixel lens.

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Side by side

The Lumia 640, left, is smaller than the 5.7-inch Microsoft Lumia 640 XL.

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Bottom view

A look at the Micro-USB port.

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Headset jack

The headphone jack lives up top.

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Microsoft Lumia 640

Check out more first impressions of the Microsoft Lumia 640 and Microsoft Lumia 640 XL.

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