Design and Build
One glance at the Nokia Lumia 1320 and it’s easy to mistake
it for the 625. That’s because it has the same curvy design and interchangeable
back panel as the old one. The Lumia 625 made quite a bit of noise when it
launched since it was the largest Lumia at that time that was relatively
inexpensive. The 1320 follows in its footsteps by offering an even larger
6-inch display. Thankfully, Nokia has upgraded the resolution as well to 1280 x
720, so text and images are a bit crisper. Also, thanks to the addition of a
ClearBlack display (which was absent in the 625), the colours are more punchy
and blacks are deeper. Sunlight legibility has also improved. Needless to say,
the phone feels monstrous in your hand and you can forget about single-handed
use. It’s a bit heavy at 220g but manages to stay quite slim at just 9.8mm. The
capacitive buttons aren’t backlit for some reason as it seems Nokia is randomly
adding this in some models. The matte finish cover snaps off pretty easily and
underneath, we have the fixed 3400mAh battery and microSIM and microSD card
slots. There’s also a dedicated camera shutter button. Overall, the Lumia 1320
is well built and feels sturdy to hold. However, it’s quite heavy and it’s
simple too large to be used comfortably every day.
Features
The Nokia 1320 comes with the Lumia Black update out of the
box and is powered by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 SoC, running at
1.7GHz. The biggest change however, is the inclusion of 1GB RAM, which opens
doors to all the apps in the store. Thanks to the speedier chipset, games and
apps run smoothly without a hitch. The Black update all lets you install most
of the custom Nokia apps like the Nokia Camera, although some apps like Refocus
is still restricted to PureView devices. The Lumia 1320 also comes with a bunch
of bundled apps like free global HERE Maps, Nokia Sotoryteller, Office,
Evernote, Vimeo, Flipkart, Adidas miCoach, InNote and a couple more.
Media
The extra-large screen is great for watching videos. Colours
are punchy and viewing angles are very good. The same goes for the audio
quality through the speakers and earphones. There’s also FM Radio to keep you
company when local music is unavailable. The 1320 also features Dolby Headphone
enhancement, which adds a nice punch to your audio. There’s 8GB of internal
memory which can be expanded by 64GB.
Connectivity
The Lumia 1320 supports LTE, quad-band 3G and GSM networks.
Also present are Wi-Fi ‘n’, Bluetooth v4.0, GLONASS and USB 2.0. There’s no
wireless charging or NFC present as well. We didn’t have any trouble with call
quality however as the earpiece is loud enough even for noisy environments. The
mono speaker in the rear is decently loud for alerts but can get muffled easily
when you hold it.
