Nokia Lumia 2520 – Windows 8.1 RT Tablet

Yesterday Nokia made forays for the first time in to two new categories and one among those and the highly anticipated by many was the Tablet category.

Yes Nokia finally unveiled it’s first Tablet yesterday in the form of Lumia 2520 running Windows 8.1 RT .. so how does it separate out from other tablets in the market. Let’s check out.

Cool points

• Lumia 2520 is made to support life on the go, designed for mobility, reliability, longevity and with a unique sense of style and colour.
• The screen is the best in the market with less reflectivity & superior brightness range for different lighting environments.
• Lumia 2520 can play a video for 10 hrs non-stop without a charge
• Battery offers ultra-fast charging times and can go up from 0 to 80% in an hour
• Nokia also released ‘Nokia Power Keyboard’ which offers multiple functionality like it has a Battery inbuilt (extra 5 hrs worth of juice), it also acts as a stand & can wrap the entire tablet working like a protective cover, it also has 2 additional USB ports and not to mention it has a keyboard + touch pad too.
• The tablet also comes with two new apps from Nokia – StoryTeller & Video Director.
• Microsoft Office & Outlook comes preinstalled at no extra cost.
• Will come in 4 colors – Red, Cyan , White & Black
• Lumia 2520 is priced at USD 499 before taxes and will initially go on sale in US, UK & Finland markets followed with other markets.

Specs

• OS – Windows 8.1 RT
• Networks – GSM, WCDMA & LTE
• NFC, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, A-GPS+GLONASS, BT 4.0 LE & 3.5mm audio connector
• 10.1 ” inch screen
• Weight – 615 gms & Thickness – 8.9 mm
• Full HD Screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, Wide viewing angles & Enhanced outdoor readability
• Aspect ratio of 16:9 and pixel density of 218ppi
• Display tech – ClearBlack + IPS LCD (AHIPS Capacitive Multi-touch display)
• Luminance of 665 nits
• Micro SIM support
• Micro HDMI Port & USB 3.0
• Battery worth 8000 mAh of juice with Standby time of 25 days
• Snapdragon 800 Quad-core Processor rated at 2.2 GHz
• Internal Memory of 32 GB expandable by additional 32 GB via MicroSD Card
• 2GB RAM
• Microsoft Office apps preinstalled
• Mobile VPN, Internet Explorer 11
• HERE Maps comes preinstalled
• 6.7MP Rear Camera with Zeiss optics and f/1.9 aperture (No flash)
• 2MP front facing wide-angled HD Camera
• Nokia Music comes preinstalled
• Full HD video capture at 30fps with Rear Camera
• HD video capture with Front Camera
• Stereo front facing speakers