Leaked Nokia Lumia 1520 shows the giant 1080p Windows Phone
Nokia is preparing its own large-screen Lumia 1520 Windows Phone. Images of the handset, codenamed Bandit, have leaked previously, but the latest image from Twitter account evleaks shows exactly what the device looks like.
Context & Ripple Effects
The leak lands mid-way through Nokia's most aggressive year of Lumia differentiation yet: July brought the $299.99 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 as an AT&T flagship, built on a camera-first pitch. An evleaks image showing a codename-Bandit handset points to the next axis of attack — screen size and resolution rather than optics.
The pickup pattern is telling: eight outlets including AllThingsD, BGR, Business Insider, and Gizmodo ran the same single-image story on or about September 6, 2013, which is what happens when one leaker photo is the only hard evidence for a rumored device. The 1080p large-screen Lumia itself remains unconfirmed — only the existence of the leaked image is settled.
First-order effects
- Nokia gains a leaked flagship candidate to position against large-screen Android rivals like Samsung's Note line, extending beyond the Lumia 1020's camera-niche appeal.
- AT&T, which carried the 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 launched in July 2013, becomes the presumptive launch partner if the pattern of Nokia's US flagships holds.
Second-order effects
- A 1080p Windows Phone forces Microsoft's platform team to prove the OS scales to high-resolution large displays — an area where Android apps and hardware had a head start.
- Rivals shipping Windows Phone handsets, notably HTC, face pressure to match screen size and pixel density or cede the premium tier of the ecosystem to Nokia entirely.
Third-order effects
- If Nokia keeps defining every premium Windows Phone category — camera in July, display now — the ecosystem structurally consolidates around a single hardware champion, deepening Microsoft's dependence on one vendor.
- The leak-driven reveal cycle itself — one evleaks image rippling across eight outlets — shows how pre-launch imagery has become the de facto product announcement for phone makers.
The trend: Windows Phone flagships are converging on the large-screen, high-resolution form factor Android popularized, with Nokia's leak cadence setting the ecosystem's pace.