The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a phablet smartphone designed and produced by Nokia. With a display size of 6 in (15 cm), it became the largest Windows Phone when it was unveiled in Abu Dhabi during the Nokia World event on 22 October 2013, when the Lumia 1320 and Lumia 2520 were also announced.[3][4] At its size, the phone is a competitor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and HTC One Max.[5]
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The Lumia 1520 is to be initially released in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, France, China, Germany, Finland and India. In Australia, the Lumia 1520 is available exclusively through launch partner Harvey Norman.[6][7] AT&T has been announced as the sole carrier to sell the device in the United States.[8]
Design[edit]
The Lumia 1520's IPS LCD[9] display is the first Windows Phone display to have a resolution of 1080p, allowing it to have three columns of Live Tiles and is covered with by Gorilla Glass 2. At 6 in, the display has a pixel density of 368 pixels per inch.[10][11] The phone has a 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 system on a chip, and a 20 megapixel PureView camera.[5][12] It has 4G LTE and near field communication connectivity, and comes with 32 GB of built-in memory, with a possible further 64 GB expansion via microSD.[10] The Lumia 1520 has a 3,400 mAh battery and will be compatible with a US$99 DC-50 wireless-charging plate,[10] with the phone itself to have a price of US$749.[12]
Like the Lumia 1020 it takes a shareable 5Mpx picture and a 16Mpx picture that can only be accessed by attaching the handset into a PC.[13]
Model variants[edit]
| Model[14] | RM-937 | RM-940 | RM-939 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries | International | United States | TBA |
| Carriers/Providers | International | AT&T | TBA |
| 2G | Quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) | ||
| 3G | Quadband HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6, 8 (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) | Pentaband HSPA+ 1, 4, 5/6, 8 (850/900/AWS/1900/2100 MHz) | Quadband HSPA+ 1, 2, 5/6, 8 (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) |
| 4G | Pentaband LTE 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 (800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz) | Pentaband LTE 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 (700/850/1700/1900/2600 MHz) | No |
| Max network speed down/upload | LTE: 150/50 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+: 42.2/5.76 Mbit/s | DC-HSPA+: 42/5.76 Mbit/s | |
Reception[edit]
Tom Warren from The Verge have praised the phone for its display, speed and camera, but noted the lack of stylus support and its size makes it difficult to use one handed.[13]
Andy Vandervell from TrustedReviews wrote: "The Lumia 1520 is a watershed phone in many respects. It brings Windows Phone hardware on par with the rest of the smartphone world, but the software still needs a bit of work."[15]
Brad Molen from Engadget concludes: "The Lumia 1520 offers a Windows Phone experience unlike any we've seen before. With its top-notch hardware, fantastic imaging and constantly improving firmware, this is by far our favorite WP8 device."[16]
Awards[edit]
The Nokia Lumia 1520 won the GSM Arena's Smartphone Champions League in 2013. Nokia captured the first 3 places with the Nokia Lumia 1020 in second place and the Nokia Lumia 520 tied for third with the LG Nexus 5.[17]
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