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December 2013
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The editors liked
MicroSD slot
Great screen
Powerful camera
Beautiful 1080p screen
Thin profile offsets the size
Hardware easily matches and beats competitors
Growing App marketplace
Nokia supports some amazing apps
Camera technology still unbeatable
Fantastic display
Ultra fast
Matte finish
Beautiful OS
Superb camera
Good video performance
Bright
Sharp display
Roomy desktops
Powerful wellsupported snapper
Impressive battery life
Good design
Crisp screen
Smooth performance
Excellent camera
Plenty of storage
Good battery life
The camera's really fun
The screen's impressive and the battery life will not let you down.
By now
You’re surely familiar with Nokia’s Lumia range and the clean design language that comes with the name
And that continues with the 1520. It’s the same curved design that we’ve grown to know and love since the Lumia 800 first made its debut in 2011
Only it’s been given the super-sized treatment and simply towers over the rest of the range. The 1080p HD display measures up at a potentiall
Massive
Bright and clear display
Impressive camera with fantastic low-light performance
Bristling with power
Top-notch build quality
Great high-definition screen
Attractive
Sturdy design
Powerful processor
Decent camera
Spacious desktops
Powerful wellsupported camera
Long battery life
Fast processor
Fast web experience
Excellent display
Great build quality with thin chassis
Capable camera
Excellent build
Fantastic camera and options
Beautiful screen
Glance screen
Black OS will bring plenty more with it - including raw file capture from camera
Excellent still image quality Impressive specs for a Windows Phone Long battery life
Design and body
Amazing screen
Nokia HERE maps
Video function
Battery life
MicroSD card slot
Full HD screen
Extra space for more Live Tiles
Fast
Great 20-megapixel camera
MicroSD card support
Great battery life
Bright and very sensitive screen
Very good picture quality and RAW support
Super fast and easy to use
Has every conceivable feature possible
Expandable storage with microSD card
Most powerful Windows Phone device with quadcore processor
Large Full HD screen
Good battery
Nokia software tweaks
Super fast processor
Solid build quality
All mod cons
20megapixel camera
Screen quality
Processing speeds
The editors didn't like
Messy homescreen
Late to launch in some countries
Needs two hands to operate
The large screen often feels wasted
Bigger battery takes very long time to charge
Stylus could have made a nice addition
Buttons are a bit tricky to press
You'll need a whole new wardrobe of clothes with pockets big enough
Lack of optimisation
Heavy
Slow camera
Windows Phone still lacks apps
File compatibility
Music repro could be stronger
Lack of creativity
Bulky square body
Windows Phone rather limited
Windows Phone 8 layout can be overwhelming
App selection still behind iOS and Android
It's too big to use with one hand and too heavy as well. The camera's automatic and video modes need work too
The Nokia Lumia is big
But it’s not unwieldy. You’ll look a bit daft holding it to your head to make calls
But if you Snapchat and WhatsApp more than you ring
It’s not a problem. What is however
Is that Nokia and Microsoft have done little to convince us there’s a need for a screen this size. Samsung’s Galaxy Note phones offer a brilliantly thought out stylus as well as the ability to run two
Apps. Or rather
The lack of them
No special treats to make the most of the big screen
Camera can be slow to shoot
Enormous size won't be to everyone's taste
Windows Phone app store is still very poorly stocked
Lacking creativity
Bulky rectangular build
Windows Phone still limited
Too big
App store pricey with older content compared to rivals
No notifications centre
No quick settings
Switching connections on and off is a pain
Might be too big for some
Could be missing a few apps you want
Underwhelming video recording Hollow sounding speaker
Interface needs more functions that fully exploit the large display
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is an excellent device, despite its mammoth proportions. It is one of the biggest handsets on the market, and that is both a blessing and a curse. It means you have a great big screen that can fit more content, but it also means you n...
Published: 2013-11-21, Author: Daniel , review by: ubergizmo.com
The Lumia 1520 is a good first start for Nokia in the popular world of phablets. The device is extremely powerful, can last all day and has some great unique applications such as Microsoft Office."THE LUMIA 1520 IS A GOOD FIRST START FOR NOKIA IN THE POPU...
Published: 2013-11-21, Author: Matthew , review by: zdnet.com
Gorgeous, high quality 6 inch 1080p display, Fast performance, Excellent camera quality and functionality, Value added Nokia applications and services, Great sounding rear mono speaker, Reasonable price for the size
Massive sized phone for no compelling reason, Poorly designed right buttons, Lack of support for Qi charging, Limited 12 GB available internal storage memory, Pricing and availability, AT&T yet again scores another exclusive and with that comes the inabil
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a beast of a phone with the best specifications of any Windows Phone device to date. Microsoft did a great job minimizing the needs of the OS so many of these specifications are not necessarily needed to provide a full Windows Phon...
Abstract: FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia's Lumia 1520 is a device that holds several 'firsts'. It's Nokia's first phablet device, having a 6in screen, and is the first HD 1080p and quad-core Windows Phone 8 device. Given its size, the N...
Hardtobeat $100 oncontract cost, Excellent still image quality, Impressive specs for a Windows Phone, Long battery life
Wide handset, Underwhelming video recording, Hollow sounding speaker
Holy smokes people! When it was officially announced to arrive on AT&T a couple weeks ago, we were already impressed to hear that it would be priced at $200 with a 2-year contract – a price point that seems to undercut other phablets in the space. Howe...
Outstanding HD display in the familiar Lumia design, the Lumia 1520 also features a winning 20 MP PureView camera, that makes it highly appealing to gamers, movie watchers, photographers and people who need to do work. The 2.2 GHz QuadCore CPU pushed the
AT&T debuts the Lumia 1520 with just 16 GB of internal storage and removes Qiwireless charging to make the device less spectacular. No stylus limits productivity and the sixinch display may be too much for some consumers
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a big device, not just literally but it serves as a turning point for the Windows Phone hardware ecosystem. It's the second instance of a Lumia breaking out from the middle-of-the-road devices of the past to more extreme, specific...
Abstract: Nokia, as we know it, is going away . The company itself will remain, of course. It might even be consistently profitable some day . But the face of Nokia that most consumers are familiar with will be a thing of the past. Nokia will soon sell off its devi...
