Nokia hints at October unveiling for the Lumia 1520

Nokia has confirmed that it will be holding a special event on October 22nd.

The company posted a tweet on its official Twitter account telling followers to save the date. Nokia has not confirmed where it will be holding the event. However, it has confirmed that it will not be in the US. It launched the Lumia 1020 handset in New York earlier this year. The tweet features skiers on sand dunes. That has led some to suggest that Nokia may be planning to announce its rumoured phablet, the Lumia 1520, in the Middle East. We’ve tapped up our contacts in the Middle East event industry to see if Nokia is planning anything out there. The invite also features the words #blazing #stories and #innovationinvented. The Lumia 1520 is rumoured to be a six-inch smartphone. According to previous reports, the Lumia 1520 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM and have a six-inch 1080p display, 32GB of storage and an SD slot. Reports have speculated that it may contain the same camera as the recently released Lumia 925. Previously, rumours had speculated that Nokia would be holding an event on September 26th. However, this latest tweet appears to rule out that now happening.

Nokia Lumia 1520 high quality images leaked, compared with Sony Xperia smartphone

The rumoured Nokia Lumia 1520 has been at the forefront of Nokia leaks for a month now, though the Finnish mobile manufacturer has not yet announced any details related to the phablet. Multiple leaks have already revealed a lot about the Nokia Lumia 1520, which was previously dubbed the 'Bandit'.

The most recent leak shows the Nokia Lumia 1520 in fresh high-resolution images that reveal the overall design of the phablet. The Verge has posted some alleged images of the rumoured Nokia Lumia 1520, which showcase the device in its full glory. The site claims that a reader named KaZ had supplied the images of the device.

The leaked images show the alleged Lumia 1520 in black colour, along with a comparison shot alongside a Sony Xperia smartphone. From the images, it's not clear whether it is the new Xperia Z1 or the Xperia Z. The leaked image of the Lumia 1520 pictured alongside the Xperia smartphone does indicate the size of the device, which is visibly larger than the Sony device. The source also detailed some of the specifications, which include a 6-inch Full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, a nano-SIM and a microSD card slot.

Unfortunately, with this most recent leak, there is no word about the camera of alleged Nokia Lumia 1520. The Lumia 1520 has in the past been rumoured to ship with a 20-megapixel rear camera. The new leaked images also show the alleged Lumia 1520's rear camera lens protruding out at the back, giving the phablet a very similar design language to the Nokia Lumia 925. Not too long ago, the Nokia Lumia 1520 was sized up against the Lumia 1020 in leaked images.

Last week, the notorious @evleaks posted a press image of the Nokia Lumia 1520 on Twitter, which corresponded to the leaks we have seen over the last few weeks. The tweet said, "Nokia Lumia 1520, 2013" without revealing any other details regarding the internals of the device.

The Lumia 1520 should also ship with the GDR3 update for Lumia devices, when it launches.

Nokia is expected to launch the Lumia 1520 via AT&T in the coming weeks. The September 26 event scheduled may just hold the announcement for the Lumia 1520, apart from the rumoured Windows RT Tablet.

Nokia Lumia 1520 makes an online appearance in purported press render

An alleged press render of the yet to be announced Nokia Lumia 1520 codenamed as 'Bandit' has leaked online.

The notorious @evleaks has posted a good quality press image of the Nokia Lumia 1520 on Twitter, that reveals the device in its clearest form yet, confirming the leaks we have seen over the last few weeks. The tweet says, "Nokia Lumia 1520, 2013" without revealing any other details regarding the internals of the device. The image shows Nokia Lumia 1520's homescreen with Live Tiles and the design largely resembles other phones in the Lumia family. The camera lens protrudes out at the back, very similar to the Nokia Lumia 925.

The Nokia Lumia 1520 is rumoured to ship with a 20-megapixel rear camera.

Last week, screenshots of the alleged Lumia 1520 device's start screen complete with a number of live tiles were leaked by prolific phone leaker, @evleaks. The images revealed that the yet to be announced phablet would offer extra columns and rows for apps. It appeared that the phone will feature a new Storyteller app as its live tile was also seen in the screenshot. However, the image did not offer any other details.

Previously, an image of the Nokia Lumia 1520 pictured alongside the company's flagship smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 1020 was leaked.