Nokia Lumia 1520 review: Finnish fable

20 December 2013
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is just like the rest of the premium Lumia smartphones we've seen, but bigger and faster. The advanced imaging and the custom app selection by Nokia will make the difference against Android phablets...

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AnonD-217839, 24 Dec 2013In a country like india samy offerin note3 with crappy exyn... moreI agree with your comment. Lumia 1520 is way better than those over priced droids.

EDIT: I got it for 42k which is much lesser than the launch price i.e. was over 46k I guess. So its still cheaper than note3 for me.

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    • AnonD-92238
    • t1$
    • 24 Dec 2013

    AnonD-14171, 24 Dec 2013I would really say it is the greatest advantage to have wp ... moreWait wait wait....! What did you just said?? Customizable!!!! and wp8 !!!

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      • AnonD-14171
      • 0kI
      • 24 Dec 2013

      I would really say it is the greatest advantage to have wp 8 since it is most stable while customizable operating system with a future look and has a bright outlook

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        • Anonymous
        • uCY
        • 24 Dec 2013

        The battery endurance test itself make me want this phone
        920 battery live is a no go on 3g :(

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          • AnonD-156746
          • Xuf
          • 24 Dec 2013

          Anonymous, 24 Dec 2013Just because something works better in one aspect does not ... more" Display mate put it as virtually the best and brightest display they had tested."...wrong,they have not tested lumia 1520 but they did test lumia 2520,which in their own words is the brightest display with best sunlight visibility in any mobile device......

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            • AnonD-77677
            • 04$
            • 24 Dec 2013

            in short, the main disadvantage is... the WP8 OS

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              • AnonD-217839
              • uvU
              • 24 Dec 2013

              In a country like india samy offerin note3 with crappy exynos with no lte n HTC max priced at chopping 64 k

              Nokia 1520 shud be an obvious choice havin priced same as note3!

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                • Anonymous
                • 4QS
                • 24 Dec 2013

                AnonD-217044, 24 Dec 2013To me, smartphone must be comfortably used outdoors. htt... moreJust because something works better in one aspect does not mean others do not work well.
                And on top of that it was already shown that the Note 3 was not using it's maximum brightness.
                At full brightness it reaches 660cdm. Display mate put it as virtually the best and brightest display they had tested.

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                  • AnonD-217044
                  • PWa
                  • 24 Dec 2013

                  Anonymous, 23 Dec 2013Not best display. One of. That would be the Note 3's screen... moreTo me, smartphone must be comfortably used outdoors.

                  http://mynokiablog.com/2013/10/24/screen-test-nokia-lumia-1520-versus-samsung-galaxy-note-3/

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                    • Scout
                    • nXT
                    • 23 Dec 2013

                    "HTC liked it well enough to put a similar feature on the One series"

                    Laugh. This made my day!

                    HTC - Silently Stealing

                      I just this specs in a smaller package, 5 inch screen, 20MP PV camera, or the 1020's 41MP camera, 1080p screen, and very much the same design. So I just hope Nokia will soon launch the 929 or whatever the name will be.

                        Super awesome phablet. The best.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 3dv
                          • 23 Dec 2013

                          The specs are great and so must be the quality since this is a premium Nokia phone...

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                          ...the design on the other hand...

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                          ...it's just terrible!!

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                          Where are your premium designs Nokia?? This plastic POS is getting old!

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                            • rebel
                            • JyC
                            • 23 Dec 2013

                            Nice hardware but crappie os, jolla is much modern and better nokia should kick ms out of finland

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                              • AnonD-217617
                              • 3JD
                              • 23 Dec 2013

                              [deleted post]My S4 1st week is cool after that... lag is tremendous!

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                                • AnonD-217617
                                • 3JD
                                • 23 Dec 2013

                                I switch with Lumia 1520 and never look back (Android) as my day to day driver.

                                1.Battery life is whooping 34hours in 4G.
                                2.Camera is superb.
                                3.People/Me HUB is awesome.
                                4.Offline Map is superb.
                                5.Nokia Music FREE.
                                6.NO LAG!!!!

                                The only thing I miss from Android,,,,








                                NONE!

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                                  • AnonD-134749
                                  • KAe
                                  • 23 Dec 2013

                                  [deleted post]extra core in 1520 are for a reason.
                                  one core is dedicated to background processing. one to extra software. and other 2 runs the os.
                                  so can you justify the reason of 4 core in note3 with any other reason than faster gaming and smooth system?

                                  wp run smooth in 2 core and the extra 2 core are there just to provide extra feature just like new released nokia health care system

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                                    • AnonD-12237
                                    • X3t
                                    • 23 Dec 2013

                                    The screen is bigger but the tiles are smaller

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                                      • AnonD-157380
                                      • KiW
                                      • 23 Dec 2013

                                      rrze, 22 Dec 2013Hey guys, I had this phone for 7 days and returned it yest... moreLag on WP8 running S800??? And you'RE comparing it to TouchWiz? THAT TouchWiz? Geez.

                                      My brother has this phone. None of your problems exist in my brother's.

                                      Nice try, troll.

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                                        • Ravi
                                        • y$g
                                        • 23 Dec 2013

                                        rrze, 22 Dec 2013Hey guys, I had this phone for 7 days and returned it yest... moreI would have thought not having Google apps is a good thing considering the Google spyware issue. It is good to have wp comes so far - if it have a file manager and BBM, I would consider it. Not sure what you mean about Google apps really. So what.