Nokia Lumia 1520

With powerful hardware and software, this Windows Phone leads the pack

The Nokia 1520 smartphone weighs 209 gm, but feels great in your hand, thanks to its design and matte surface finish. Its full high definition 6-inch screen is sharp and bright and also features a third column for live tiles, giving you more screen real estate and more information at a glance. The device switches from regular phone mode to an entertainment device easily and is also good as an e-book reader.

The phone is fast and its Windows 8 phone operating system is a good upgrade from Microsoft’s earlier operating systems. Having Microsoft Office is a big advantage if you spend a lot of time working on Excel sheets while on the go.

The 1520 features a 20.7 megapixel camera with good optical image stabiliser. It can record images in RAW format, and also allows manual focusing. You can also do a full HD video recording and the results are great. The camera also features a lens called ‘Refocus’, which lets you change the focal point of an image after you have shot it, allowing you to blur some areas while sharpening other spots.

The 1520 also introduces the Nokia Beamer app that lets you share content with any HTML5 enabled device. And the Nokia story teller app allows you to integrate pictures and location information into a chronological journey on a map.

The 1520 permits wireless charging, though you will need to buy this charger separately. Nokia claims a talk time of up to 25 hours. The battery is designed for video playback of 10.8 hours, so you can manage those transatlantic flights easily.

The 1520 has 32 gigabytes of internal storage and you can add a micro SD card of up to 64 GB to increase storage. Its 6-inch screen is supersensitive and works with gloves on, and even with nails just in case you have long ones. The phone comes in yellow, white, black and glossy red.

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