Nokia Lumia 1520
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Nokia is a well-renowned established company which served the Mobile Phone industry for more than a decade. Starting from the debut phone, Nokia 1011, the company enhanced their technology keeping a balanced economic growth. It started from those old big blunt phones which is the fashion, to today’s cutting-edge technology and super impressive professional phone cameras. The recent turnover from own Symbian OS to Windows OS ignited the fire in the smartphone industry. Nokia Lumia 1520 with windows 8 operating system and a stylish new look has become a modern day swag.
Feature & Specifications
Lumia 1520 features a 6 inch large capacitive screen with a 20MP camera and a 16M color calibration. Full HD display of 1920*1080p resolution with 367 pixel density is presented. Extra protective Corning Gorilla Glass 2 is used on the screen that supports multi-touch input facility.
Lumia 1520 was launched in the fall of 2013. The phone supports Dolby Digital technology which provides a better experience for the user. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, and GLONASS is among the few apps that come pre-installed. FM radio is pre-equipped and supports micro USB version 2.0.
Sensors like Accelerometer, gyro meter, Proximity, and Compass are readily packed for giving a pure informative User Interface. Sadly, no JAVA support option is added. An Extra added features are Wireless charging, Active Noise Cancellation, One Drive of 15 GB cloud storage facility, Documents Viewer, Video/Photo editor are also added.
Design and Quality
The rectangular phone has dimensions of 162.8*85.4*8.7mm weighing only 209 grams which is pretty lightweight and gives a firm grip to the users.
SIM support is Nano-SIM. The SAR value of the phone is 0.64W/KG on the head and 0.20W/KG on the body which gives off much less harmful radiation.
Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with a variety of colors like yellow, white, black, red, green (AT & T).
Amazingly the device has an LTE system which makes it easily available on 4G signals. The colorful UI is very much innovative and the smooth and lag free experience makes it attractive to all users. 2 GB of RAM along with powerful technology makes the phone a beast among its tribe.
OS and Tech
The device comes preinstalled with Windows 8.0 version, but users can upgrade it to Windows 8.1. A planning of windows 10 upgrade in the future is under process.
The new windows 8.1 look, with colorful constantly updating tiles over a brilliant Full HD display, is quite impressing. The Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor is clocked at Quad-Core 2.2 GHz, Krait 800.
GPU installed is Adreno 330 graphics enhancer.
Camera and Multimedia
The most impressing feature of Lumia 1520 is the super massive, rich and crisp 20MP camera with 4992*3744 pixels, optimized by Carl Zeiss Optics. The camera features Optical Image Stabilization, Auto Focus and Dual-LED flashlights along with Pure View Technology, dual capture, Geo-tagging, face detection and Panorama etc. The secondary camera is 1.2MP runs at 720p@30fps.
The video recorder runs at 2160p at the rate of 30 frames per second also supporting 1080p@30fps with Optical Stabilizer, Stereo Sound recording, etc.
The Device supports almost all types of Full-HD resolution videos at ease. The sound quality is terrific gives the maximum multimedia experience.
Battery and Memory
Compared to its low powered rival phones this device beat them all with its huge 3400 mAh battery resource. Running low on battery even with a rough usage is pretty well handled. The stand-by time of battery lasts up to 786 hrs in both 2G and 3G, while normal talk time lasts up to 27hr 40 mins in 2G and 25hr in 3G. Music play lasts up to 124hr with battery at full capacity.
Internal Memory support is either 16 GB or 32 GB and the external memory can be upgradable up to 64 GB only via MicroSD slots.
Pros
- The device supports Brilliant Full-HD display over massive 6 inch screen.
- Powerful processors and huge RAM with colorful, smooth User Interface makes it even more attractive.
- Supports long lasting battery backup.
Cons
- The Overrated price of the device decreases the popularity of the phone.
- Free Android applications in comparison to paid Windows apps are preferable to others.
Verdict
While choosing smartphones, Nokia is a blind choice for people, especially the Lumia Series. Lumia 1520 got the most attention when it was launched due to its varied Specifications, powerful battery backup and obviously the new Windows 8.1 UI. Camera and display, among all the specs, attract people and surely this device has destroyed all its competitor phones. The excessive cost might bend the phones price a little, but it will be recorded as one of the legendary phones in the history of time.
Similar smartphone such as Samsung galaxy S5 and Nokia Lumia 930 are great alternatives to Nokia Lumia 1520.