Nokia's Lumia Phablet Leaks Ahead Of Tomorrow's Event

Apple's not the only one planning a large product–led media even tomorrow: Nokia has a lavish Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi––with not–so–ideal timing that places it several hours ahead of Apple's San Francisco affair. But via Engadget we know that one of the six or so big surprises Nokia has scheduled for tomorrow has leaked online already: The Lumia 1520, a 6–inch screened "phablet".

The 1520 is likely to be one of the last big plays Nokia makes in the Lumia line pending finalization of Microsoft's acquisition of the smartphone part of the company, and it's an interesting one given the soaring popularity of larger screen mobiles. Confirming recent rumors, the leak shows it's also a beast of a device, priced at the Chinese equivalent of about $820, with a 1080p screen, Snapdragon 800 CPU and a 20–megapixel PureView camera. Nokia is evidently chasing after the same kind of market that Samsung is doing well in with the larger members of its sprawling Galaxy line.

Separately, fresh reports suggest that after months of poor performance, Nokia sold a record number of Lumia smartphones in the previous three months––at least 8 million units in total, more than twice the year ago figure. While this number is dwarfed by the bigger smartphone players like Apple, which sold 9 million new iPhones on their launch weekend alone, it does suggest that Nokia is at last achieving some traction.

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