In addition to the Lumia 1320 and Lumia 1520 phablets, Nokia also unveiled the new 10.1-inch Lumia 2520 tablet during its announce Nokia World conference held in Abu Dhabi earlier today. Built around a Full HD 10.1-inch screen and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chipset and Microsoft Windows 8.1 RT OS, Nokia's Lumia 2520 tablet will certainly put at least some pressure on recently introduced Surface 2 based on Tegra 4 platform, especially with the announce US $499 ex. VAT price tag.

As noted, the Nokia Lumia 2520 is built around a 10.1-inch, 665nits, 1920x1080, 60Hz, ClearBlack IPS screen coated with Gorilla Glass 2. The pixel density is at 218ppi but Nokia noted that it has quite wide viewing angles, enhanced outdoor readability and TruColor 24-bit support. It is powered by Qualcomm's top-notch Snapdragon 800 quad-core SoC clocked at 2.2GHz paired up with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board storage space expandable via microSD card slot.

The precise dimensions are set at 169x267x8.9mm and weighs 615 grams. The rest of the specifications include NFC, 802.11abgn WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and USB 3.0 as well as support for LTE for connectivity, HDMI-D output, and a 8000mAh battery. Nokia also threw in a 6.7-megapixel Carl Zeiss optics rear camera and 2-megapixe front one for video calling.

Nokia will try to sell its first tablet, the Lumia 2520 for US $499 ex. VAT and offer it in red, blue, white and black colors as well as with the "Power Keyboard", an addition that will give the new Lumia 2520 two additional USB ports, 15Whr battery, attach itself via magnetic flap and cost additional US $150.







Source: Nokia.com.