Nokia Lumia 1320 Debutes in China for $340

DETAILS

CHIPSETQualcomm Snapdragon 400

CPUDual-core 1.7 GHz

GPUAdreno 305

RAM1 GB

INTERNAL STORAGE8 GB

EXTERNAL STORAGE64 GB

DISPLAY6 inch IPS Super Sensitive Screen

DISPLAY RESOLUTIONHD (1280 x 720 pixels), 245 ppi

PRIMARY CAMERA5 MP auto-focus, LED flash, full HD video recording

SECONDARY CAMERAVGA

BATTERY3400 mAh

DIMENSIONS164.2 x 85.9 x 9.8 mm

WEIGHT220 grams

Nokia entered the phablet segment of smart devices with two distinct products differentiated by their price tags. The premier Lumia 1520, which was accredited with bringing Windows Phone devices and Nokia in general, on par with their Androidtoting counterparts, in hardware aspect, at-least, launched a couple of weeks back in India for a price of Rs. 46,999. That sort of asking price is a hard sell in developing countries like India and China, no matter how good the specs offered, and this is where Nokia showed wisdom by introducing another 6 inch phablet, the Lumia 1320, at the same time with middling specs and a middling price to match.

And now, Nokia has made the very same device available in China for a sum of $340 or Rs. 21,000. What does that sort-of money land you hardware wide, the Lumia 1320 sports a 6 inch IPS display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) at 245 ppi pixel density protected by a sheet of Gorilla Glass 3. A Snapdragon 400 CPU featuring a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz and Adreno 305 GPU power those pixels on to the monstrous screen for your viewing pleasure. Imaging department is handled by a 5 megapixel primary camera assisted by an LED flash and a VGA front facing shooter is responsible for video calls. 1 GB of RAM included in the device should allow all the titles available over at the Windows Marketplace to play flawlessly on the device.

8 GB of internal storage can be expanded by a further 64 GB via a microSD card, in turn, allowing you to enjoy that screen with any media you can lay your hands upon. The device runs on Windows Phone 8 adorned with Nokia’s Lumia Black firmware out of the box, and is expected to get Windows Phone 8.1 when it launches in Spring 2014. A whopping big 3400 mAh battery pack should keep the device running for a straight 21 hours of 3G talk time, if you indulge in such marathon talking sessions.

Nokia is expected to launch the device in India early next year, but the exact price and availability are an unknown. We will be on-hand to provide all the details as and when they surface.