By Rich W Woods

It’s been a couple weeks since I published the review of the Yezz Billy 4.7. In case you don’t remember it, it was called It Fills a Hole Left by Lumia. The Yezz Billy 4.7 sits right in between the Nokia Lumia 635 and the Nokia Lumia 735, at a price point not recognized by Microsoft with the Lumia line.

The Yezz Billy 4.7 is a stunningly beautiful phone, much like old school Nokia phones used to be. It’s super thin and light with a 4.7″ 720p display, which results in the same pixel density as flagships such as the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. It also uses an 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera.

The Microsoft Lumia 640 might be the one to fill that hole, depending on the price point it comes in at. I reached out to my Lumia contact, asking what the U.S. price is going to be for the Lumia 640, but they are tight lipped on the price. At the same time, Daniel Rubino has said that it will cost $99.99 for the T-Mobile locked model.

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By Rich W Woods

I have been spending a lot of time with the Yezz Billy 4.7 as of late. It is a great phone and I have been enjoying it thoroughly. It’s incredibly thing, uncannily beautiful, and it’s the lightest phone I’ve ever held. Honestly, based on my experience so far, I would consider taking it over a flagship. It’s just a really pleasant phone to use.

It seemed fair that the first phone I would compare the Yezz Billy 4.7 to would be the Microsoft Lumia 535. They both use a 1.2 GHz quad core Snapdragon 200 processor, 1 GB of RAM, a combined 10 MP (between front and rear. See what I did there?) camera, 8 GB of storage, and most importantly, they both deliver a hell of a lot of value for the price they are offered at.

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