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Nokia Lumia 1520 Review

(RM-937)     See other variants reviews Score: 70.2 / 100

Nokia Lumia 1520 is a top quality phone released some years ago, in 2013, packing an exceptional 2.2 gigahertz Quad-Core CPU, an enormous 6" multi-touch display, and 2 cameras, a 20 MP back side camera and a 1.2 megapixels front facing camera.

Nokia made a very good optimization job making this device weight only 7.37 oz. Nokia made the Nokia Lumia 1520 in a variety of colors: black, yellow, red and white. This cellphone is extremely thin and comfortable, with a thickness of just 0.34". Whereas this cellphone only has 6.41" long and 3.36 inches wide, it manages to contain a 6" screen.

Nokia packed the Lumia 1520 with a incredible 6-inches screen, and a 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) resolution, which makes everything look perfect. Its screen uses IPS LCD capacitive technology, with a great 600 candela/m2 brightness and allows multi-touch for gestures like pinch and zoom.

The Lumia 1520 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chip, holding an extremely fast 2.2 gigahertz Quad-Core CPU and a big 2 GB RAM. Graphic calculations generally uses a lot of CPU time, so it also counts with an Adreno 330 graphic processing unit working at 450 MHz to help with that calculations. An amazing aspect of this device is its big 32 GB internal storage and an external memory slot, allowing the user to install hundreds of applications without having to worry about running out of space at all.

This cellphone features two cameras, a 20 mega-pixels back camera and a 1.2 megapixels front camera. It is capable of capturing videos in Full HD 1920x1080 at 30 fps. In addition, this phone's camera also counts with many amazing features like auto-focus, flash, optical image stabilization, fast burst mode, face detection shooting and geo tagging.

This cellphone uses a 3400 mAh massive Li-Ion non-removable battery, enough to provide this phone with a great battery life. Nokia afirms this phone has a stand by time of 768 hours and a talk time of 27.4 hs. An issue to take into consideration is that this phone's battery isn't removable so you can't change it when it begins to lose its charge, while having 3400 mAh you will probably discard this phone before it becomes an issue.

This phone counts with Wi-Fi connection (which can be shared with other devices acting as a modem), LTE 4G high performance internet connection and also HSPA+ connectivity, a slower 4G technology and fast 3G connectivity, using HSDPA and HSUPA technologies. The Nokia Lumia 1520 works with a Nano SIM card for GSM networks.

This cellphone also includes a great numbre of great characteristics such as Wireless charging, NFC, Bluetooth and GPS (Global Positioning System), and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass.

The Lumia 1520 is being sold for $ 229, not very cheap for a phone this level. If you are looking for a phone to play games, are an amateur photographer, want it mostly for social networks or need a work phone, you will probably be very pleased with this phone. The Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with Nokia Headset WH-208, Nokia AC-60 MicroUSB Charger, Nokia Charging and Data Cable CA-190CD, Quick guide and SIM Door Key.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Nokia
Operating System (OS):Windows Phone 8
Variant:See other variants reviews
Product code:RM-937
Dimensions:6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 inchesMetric16.28 x 8.53 x 0.86 cmImperial
Weight:7.37 ouncesMetric208.94 gImperial
Colors:Black, Red, White and Yellow
Scratch Resistant Glass:Yes
Accessories:Nokia AC-60 MicroUSB Charger, Nokia Charging and Data Cable CA-190CD, Nokia Headset WH-208, Quick guide, SIM Door Key
Release date:2013-10-22
Price:$ 229.00

Display

Screen Type:IPS LCD (16M colors)
Size:6 inchesMetric15.2 cmImperial
Resolution:1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD)
Pixel density:367 pixels per inchMetric144.49 pixels per cmImperial
Brightness:600 cd/m2
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Chipset:Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Processor:Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz)
RAM Memory:2 GB (800 MHz)
Graphics Processor:Adreno 330 (450 MHz)
Internal Memory:32 GB
SD Card Slot:microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB)

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:No
Capacity:3400 mAh
Wireless Charging:Yes
Stand-by Time:768 hours
Talk Time:27.4 hours

Camera

Back camera:20 megapixels
    Aperture:f/2.40
    Focal length:26mm (35mm equivalence)
    Sensor size:0.4 inches (1/2.5")
    Flash:Yes
Front camera:1.2 megapixels
Max video resolution:1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD)
Camera features:Auto-Focus, Face Detection Shooting, Fast Burst Mode, Geo Tagging and Optical Image Stabilization

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
    Mobile Hotspot:Yes
SIM Card Type:Nano SIM
LTE (4G) Bands:800 (band 20), 900 (band 8), 1800 (band 3), 2100 (band 1), 2600 (band 7)
UMTS Bands:850, 900, 1900, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 4.0
GPS:Yes
NFC (Near Field Communication):Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor