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Nokia - Lumia 1520 4G Cell Phone
Average customer rating
4.5
(532 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 532 reviews
5 Stars
379
4 Stars
92
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
18
1 Star
19
90%of customers recommend this product.
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532)
Customer Reviews for Nokia - Lumia 1520 4G Cell Phone
Customer Rating
5
big smartphone
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: lotfollah
from Iran
very good and big smartphone
Pros: Personal
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
5
A wonderful experience
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: AREFSI
from Bucharest, Romania
My adventure with the L1520 started in April2014, and since then I found its use in almost everything I do, like photography and writing articles in Word (as I study journalism), or entertaining activities like listening to music or just playing on my smartphone. I think it is very important for a person who wants to renew himself/herself by buying a Lumia to understand that the simplicity of the OS is that which makes it complex and premium. Of course, there is always something better to add to the OS, some new features, but as long as people claim these changes it means that they are curious and they want more. For example I think it would be awesome if we had (meaning "will have"# some interactive #I don't know how to call it, so it will be "stuff"# stuff on the start screen, something to fill the space between tiles, but in a premium way, like a tiny flash of light walking all the way on the start screen between the tiles #can't explain it in the best way, but I'm sure you already have very interesting ideas about it#. Well...that's about it. I love my Lumia1520.
Pros: Personal, Business
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
5
Best smartphone ever made!
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: Anonymous
from Kirkcaldy
Having owned most smartphones including Samsung's phablet range, Lumia 1520 comes on top with regard to quality of built in app for work and communication without the need for third party apps out of the box. Great battery life and high level of personalisation and customisation which truly transforms this beast, size is just great for reading and working on the go! Upgraded my device to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, but android is just a flawed system with no security for corporate usage. Until microsoft replace this beauty with the next version, am comfortably back to my most personal OS and incredible Lumia 1520 which usually last up to two days on single charge.
Pros: Personal, Business, education, ereader
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
5
Alarm clock vibration not found
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: thavorn
from Singapore
My 1520 is even better than the E7 which I had for 40 months.
However, I missed the following:
a. alarm clock's vibration
b. batt fully charged beep
However, I missed the following:
a. alarm clock's vibration
b. batt fully charged beep
Thank you..
Pros: Personal
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
5
What makes this a WINNER? It gets the job done.
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: Allan72
from Fort Lauderdale, FL
This is my third Windows Phone. I switched from an iPhone 3Gs to a Samsung Focus when an iOS upgrade basically made my iPhone useless; since them, I couldn't have been happier. Since then, I got a Lumia 900 (WP 7.8 Mango) and now a Lumia 1520.
This has been a robust platform, extremely stable, very, very durable, and gets the job done every time. The camera and associated apps are excellent. HERE navigation is far and away the best; my friends are amazed that I can use offiline maps in foreign countries. The Bing Translation app also has an offline capability that I have used on numerous occasions.
I hear all the time about the "App Gap." Two responses: at trade shows, I use my Office Lens to scan business cards and literature so I don't have to carry anything. Literally every person who did that said their iPhone/Android couldn't do it. "Is it an app?" they would ask. "Yes." I would reply, "Yes, it is. It's a Windows phone app." Then I would demo it and how it updated my OneNote. Yeah... Windows Phone does THAT.
Secondly, regarding the app story, yes, there is some catchup to do with respect to the rest of the market. However, this phone does EVERYTHING I need it to. The apps that I want are there: eBay, PayPal, Banking, Mint, Uber, Stocks, Flipboard, Flickr, and especially the Office Suite including Lync. The bottom line is that it has what I want and for me, that is all that matters (not some pundit who fancies himself a tech guru).
Finally, one criticism, and hopefully the folks in dev will read these comments. The "sizes" of the fonts and controls need some work. Very big in some places and too small in others. A good example is "Podcasts." The font for everything is so big that a good deal of info can't be seen on the screen. However, the controls are so small, I need fingers the size of hypodermic needles to operate them.
¯\(°_o)/¯
A little refinement in the UI is all that is called for right now - at least from me.
Pros: Personal, Business
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
4
My first Windows phablet- The Fab Phab
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: vishal29
from wichita
Pros:
6.0" 16M-color ClearBlack IPS LCD capacitive touch screen of 1920 x 1080 pixels; Corning Gorilla Glass 2; Nokia Glance
20MP PureView sensor (15MP effective), 1/2.5" sensor size, ZEISS lens, Optical Image Stabilization, dual-LED flash
2160P @24fps(Lumia Denim update)1080p@30fps video recording; 2x lossless digital zoom
2.2GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, 2GB of RAM
microSD card slot, up to 64GB
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
Sturdy design
Better feel
Polycarbonate material with unibody design
Cons:
Camera lens gets easily scratched
Poor battery life after 8.1 update1
Non user replaceable battery
No inbuilt stylus
Bit heavy
Poor front facing camera
6.0" 16M-color ClearBlack IPS LCD capacitive touch screen of 1920 x 1080 pixels; Corning Gorilla Glass 2; Nokia Glance
20MP PureView sensor (15MP effective), 1/2.5" sensor size, ZEISS lens, Optical Image Stabilization, dual-LED flash
2160P @24fps(Lumia Denim update)1080p@30fps video recording; 2x lossless digital zoom
2.2GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU, Adreno 330 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, 2GB of RAM
microSD card slot, up to 64GB
Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
Sturdy design
Better feel
Polycarbonate material with unibody design
Cons:
Camera lens gets easily scratched
Poor battery life after 8.1 update1
Non user replaceable battery
No inbuilt stylus
Bit heavy
Poor front facing camera
Pros: Personal, education
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting microsoft.com
Customer Rating
4
the best device I've ever used
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: Alaa
from AUH
Everything about it is great, the only concern of the lack of the best games of the market such as Plants VS. Zombies and Candy crush.
Pros: Personal
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
An amazing phone that stands the test of time!
on November 10, 2014
Posted by: LaRae
from Atlanta, GA
This phone came out about a year ago and still stands strong against the competition. I have the 1520.3 variation that comes with all the fixings. Qi Wireless Charging is amazing, 32 GB storage with expandable storage up to 128 GB, 2GB of memory is more than enough to to keep my Lumia running silky smooth. Did I mention the 20 MP camera? My girlfriend loves it and now likes to use my phone rather than her iPhone to take pictures with (a curse and a blessing). Glance allows me to look at my phone without having to turn it on, and Cortana keeps me up to date with all my appointments.
Pros: Personal
I would recommend this to a friend!
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