Nokia Lumia 1520 SA prices announced
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is now available at Vodacom and MTN, Nokia South Africa announced during an event in Sandton, Johannesburg on Tuesday, 11 February 2014.
Nokia said that it will be available off-contract at Vodacom at a recommended retail price of R9,499, and on Vodacom’s Smart S contract for R499/month.
MTN will offer the device on AnyTime 100 for R449/month.
Nokia unveiled its first tablet PC, the Lumia 2520, along with the Lumia 1520, its first so-called “phablet”, and the Lumia 1320 smartphone on 22 October 2013.
A few days later, Cell C and Vodacom confirmed that they both planned to offer the Lumia 2520 tablet in 2014, while Cell C said it also plans to bring in the Nokia c and 1520.
Nokia Lumia 1520
The key specifications of the three devices, as provided by Nokia, are summarised in the table below:
| Specifications | Nokia Lumia 1320 | Nokia Lumia 1520 | Nokia Lumia 2520 |
| Dimensions | 164.25 x 85.9 x 9.79mm | 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7mm | 267 x 168 x 8.9mm |
| Weight | 220g | 209g | 615g |
| Operating system | Windows Phone 8 | Windows Phone 8 | Windows RT 8.1 |
| Display | 6″ 720p (720×1280) | 6″ 1080p (1080×1920) | 10.1″ 1080p (1920×1080) |
| Rear camera | 5MP | 20MP | 6.7MP |
| Front camera | 0-3MP | 1.2MP wide angle | 2MP wide angle |
| Storage, internal | 8GB | 32GB | 32GB |
| Storage, expandable | microSD | microSD | microSD |
| RAM | 1GB | 2GB | 2GB |
| Processor | 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm Krait 300 (Snapdragon 400) | 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 400 (Snapdragon 800) | 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Krait 400 (Snapdragon 800) |
| Graphics | Adreno 305 | Adreno 330 | Adreno 330 |
| Battery | 3,400mAh | 3,400mAh | 8,000mAh |
| Cellular data | HSPA+, LTE | HSPA+, LTE | HSPA+, LTE |
| NFC | No | Yes | Yes |
Nokia Lumia 2520
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