For the most part, the rumors over the last couple of months included a new device from Nokia called the Lumia 1520, but there seems to be another coming to the market that was not mentioned all that much over the same timeline. This week, Nokia announced its plans to launch two phablets, with one being the Lumia 1520 and the other being the Lumia 1320. Nokia is looking to get some market share tossed its way since the HTC One Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 have arrived on the market already.
The phablet market is getting crowded, but for the most part, those that are loyal to Samsung know that the Note series is the way to go, for now. HTC and Nokia are looking to change that up a bit for consumers, especially since Nokia is bringing the first ever Windows Phone powered phablet to the market. Both of the new smartphones include 6-inch displays so consumers are not going to confuse it as a tablet, but it will certainly be a toss up there. There is no doubt that the Lumia 1520 is going to be the higher end device of the two, with the Lumia 1320 coming for those that want the larger display, but do not need the hardware performance.
The Lumia 1520 comes with the 6-inch display that also features 1080p HD resolution. A wide angle web cam on the front and a 20MP camera on the back are also included with the 1520, while the overall design is similar to the Lumia 925. Support for 4G LTE is also included, with a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM all packed inside of the polycarbonate body. One feature missing that some might though would be included is the wireless charging that Nokia is making quite famous in the mobile world.
The Lumia 1320 is going to be considered more of a mid-range device as the specs fall off a little bit after the 6-inch display. The camera on the back side is only a 5MP version and it will come only 8GB on internal memory with microSD card for expansion. A slower, dual-core Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM rounds out the main specs. The Lumia 1520 costs $749.99 without contract, while the Lumia 1320 pricing was not mentioned.
