Nokia has finally took wraps on the rumored Lumia 1520 phablet at #NokiaWorld today in Abu Dhabi. Lumia 1520 is the biggest phone from Nokia till date. It carries the familiar Lumia design language in a bigger form factor. It features a 6-inch screen with 1080p screen.
It comes with a 20MP Nokia PureView Camera. Nokia Camera app is also debuting with this device, it includes best of the features of the Pro Camera and Smart Camera apps. Lumia 1520 will also come with the latest Windows Phone 8 update GDR3. It packs a 32GB of internal storage along with a micro SD slot for memory expansion upto 64GB. The design is similar to the previous Lumias, the back of the device has glossy finish like that of the Lumia 920 with Polycarbonate shells, sorry no aluminum here.
Price & Availability: Lumia 1520 will be available later this quarter, it will hit Hong Kong, Singapore, and US first, and later it will be made available in China, France, Germany, UK and rest of the Europe. It will be priced at $749 before carrier subsidies applied to it. It will be available in Red, Yellow, White and Black colors.
Nokia Lumia 1520 Key Specifications:
Display: 6-inch ClearBlack IPS LCD, 1080p resolution, Super sensitive touch, 368 ppi
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 800, 2.2 GHZ Quad Core Processor
Memory: 2GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, micro SD slot (upto 64GB)
OS: Windows Phone 8 GDR3 Update
Connectivity: Wi-Fi: WLAN IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac , Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, Micro USB, GPS, 4G LTE
GPS and navigation: Magnetometer, A-GPS, Cellular and Wi-Fi network positioning, A-GLONASS, HERE Maps, HERE Drive+
Main Camera: 20MP PureView Camera, Auto focus with two-stage capture key, Zeiss Optics, Dual LED Flash
Main camera features
- Main camera – other features: Optical image stabilization, PureView, Backside-illuminated image sensor, 6-lens optics, High resolution zoom 2x
- Digital camera add-ons: Cinemagraph lens, Bing vision, PhotoBeamer, Creative Studio, Nokia Camera
Photography apps
- Nokia Camera: Nokia Camera brings together the features from Nokia Pro Cam and Nokia Smart Cam modes into one application. It gives you the whole exclusive Nokia camera experience with fast access to editing and sharing.
- Creative Studio: Get more out of your pictures with this quick and easy photo editor. Creative Studio’s editing tools let you quickly adjust color balance, remove red eye and apply filters. Then, share your pictures directly on Facebook and Twitter.
- Cinemagraph: A magical blend of photo and movie-like animation, creating pictures that seem almost alive. Helpful on-screen assistance lets you select the animated area of your picture and easily create and edit a cinemagraph. You can share your cinemagraph with friends via social media, email and messaging.
- Panorama: Get the bigger picture with Nokia’s easy-to-use Panorama app. Simply take your pictures and the app automatically stitches them into a picture-perfect view. Once you’re done, share your panorama directly to Twitter and Facebook.
- Nokia Storyteller: Nokia Storyteller organizes your photos into stories on an interactive HERE map by time and place. Cinemagraphs and smart photos play automatically. See points of interest around the photos taken and pull up contact info, call or email directly from Storyteller, enabling you to authentically re-experience your entire journey when the time comes.
Secondary camera: 1.2MP Wide angle
Battery: 3400 mAh
Dimensions: 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, Weight: 209gms
