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- At Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 1520 phablet and Lumia 2520 tablet.
- The Lumia 1520 is a hilariously oversized 6-inch Windows Phone 8 phablet with a sexy 1080p display and 20-megapixel camera, and the Lumia 2520, which runs Windows RT 8.1 and has built-in LTE support, marks Nokias grand (and very colorful) entrance into the tablet market.
- The Nokia Lumia 1520 is essentially a larger version of the polycarbonate-body Lumia 1020 a much larger version. The 1520 clocks in at 162.8mm long (6.4 inches) and 85.4mm wide (3.36 inches) more than an inch taller than the Lumia 1020, and about half an inch wider. Unless youre a large human with oversized paws, the Lumia 1520 will be very hard to hold in one hand. Even compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the Lumia 1520 is considerably taller, wider, and heavier (209 grams, 7.37 ounces) and to boot, it doesnt even have a stylus. The good news, I guess, is that, in hands-on testing, the Lumia 1520 at least feels as good, solid, and balanced in the hand(s) as its smaller siblings.
- The Lumia 1520 has a 6-inch 1920×1080 daylight-readable ClearBlack IPS display (which looks stunning in real life), Snapdragon 800 SoC clocked at 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, micro SD card expansion, and a 3200 mAh battery. In terms of specs, at least, the Lumia 1520 certainly doesnt disappoint. Software-wise, the 1520 runs the latest version of Windows Phone 8, presumably with Nokias Amber software update. We believe that the Lumia 1520 might be running Windows Phone 8.1, to support the higher-res display and a new row of Start screen icons. This would explain why the 1520 doesnt yet have a solid release date, as it will hinge on WP8.1.
- Funnily enough, the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet also looks just like a larger version of a Lumia smartphone. If you turned a Lumia 920 on its side and then stretched it out, youd have the 2520. If you thought that all the images in this story were of the same device, youre probably not alone. The main difference, however, is that the Lumia 2520 runs Windows RT 8.1, rather than Windows Phone 8. This tablet competes squarely with Microsofts own Surface 2, which is released today.
- The Lumia 2520 has a 10.1-inch 1920×1080 ClearBlack IPS display. Like its siblings, the screen really does look amazing, with fantastic color reproduction, daylight visibility, and wide viewing angles. Dimensions-wise, at 8.9mm thick and 615 grams (21.7 ounces) the 2520 is comparable to any other 10-inch tablet, such as the Nexus 7 or iPad. Like the Surface 2, the Lumia 2520 supports a snap-in Power Keyboard, which adds extra battery life, a touchpad, two USB ports, and a fold-up stand thing. This keyboard isnt compatible with the Surface 2, however, and vice-versa (that would be too easy, eh?) {View Source}