Nokia Lumia 1520: a first look at a 6-inch giant Windows Phone

Nokia has just made its Lumia 1520 official. With a 6-inch display it’s the biggest Windows Phone ever, and its 1080p resolution is a first for Microsoft’s mobile operating system. These changes will usher in a range of high resolution Windows Phone handsets over the coming year, with varying shapes and sizes. Nokia is the first Windows Phone maker with a 6-inch 1080p handset, but it might not be the last if this type of Windows Phone is successful. Here at Nokia World today in Abu Dhabi I finally got a chance to find out what this giant handset means for Windows Phone, how the UI adapts, and just how usable it is as a normal phone alongside its tablet-like capabilities.

At first glance it’s almost comically huge when you pick up...

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