Nokia Lumia 1520 is the recent Smartphone by the Finnish company and the first venture into the new world of phablets (read phone + tablet). According to the reviews that are now available, it easily rivals many of the Android phones from some of the other top brands, when it comes to performance. It is a Windows 8 phone providing you with large screen viewing that you will surely like to experience. Looking to buy a Smartphone, here are some reasons why you should select Nokia Lumia 1520.
Design and Display
In terms of display specs, the smart phone provides you with six inch IPS LCD 1920X1080 pixel screen resolution or 367ppi with full HD screen using ClearBlack technology for perfect picture quality, watching videos and playing games. Windows Phone 8 OS makes good use of the large display and now there are three columns of Live Tiles with different apps on the main screen. If we talk about the design, Lumia 1520 comes with curved edges and at 8.77mm; it is not thick as compared to its size. The design is sturdy and the phone’s body is made up of high quality polycarbonate material.
Processor, Memory & Performance
The phone comes with latest & most powerful Quad-core 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM makes sure that you can play the latest games effortlessly or watch all your videos without any problem. It also comes with built-in memory of 32GB as well as microSD slot of 64GB. All the current wireless standards have been included in the phone such as 802.11ac Wi-Fi, 4G LTE and Bluetooth 4.0 as well as facility of wireless charging by using an optional dock.
Camera & Battery
Nokia Lumia 1520 has a 20 megapixel camera having PureView sensor of 1/2.5-inch and dual-LED flash. The editing tools let you re-crop, add captions and re-frame the photos as you like. RAW support and optical image stabilization will certainly make photographers curious enough to try it. The Smartphone comes equipped with a number of apps, such as Pro Cam, Refocus, Creative Studio and Cinemagraph, to edit and stylize the photos.
The battery is a 3,400mAh embedded one and easily lasts two days of moderate use. On 2G, you will get minimum talk time of 25 hours and maximum playback time for music is 95 hours.
Built-in Applications
Nokia Lumia 1520 come pre-loaded with a range of applications ranging from Microsoft Office to Office 365. Using MS-Office, you can view as well as edit all your Word, PowerPoint and Excel documents and save them on SkyDrive to access them whenever required. It is also a complete business smart phone consisting of a range of applications ranging from Lync to Microsoft Exchange.