STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF NOKIA LUMIA 1320

After showing the existence in the phablet market, Nokia is trying to follow the trend of increasingly prevalent phablet market with the launch of the Nokia Lumia 1320. Lumia 1320 positioned below the 1520 is offered at a more affordable price and use the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset with 1.7 GHz speed.

Lumia Nokia 1320 comes with showing advantages such HERE Maps that comes with Indoor Maps, and Nokia Camera. Views Live Tiles are loaded in the 3 columns can speed up access to prefer applications are considered important by the user. Imaging technology features of the Nokia Lumia Nokia 1320 is equipped with easy to use camera that allows users to be more creative with the photos taken, including the manual focus settings.

SALES PACKAGE & MAIN FEATURES

Users can get a Handset, Charger, Data Cable, Headset, User Manual, Warranty Card, and Ejector Pin in the sales package of the Nokia Lumia 1320. In addition, the user can also enjoy the main features such as HSDPA, 3G, 4 G, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, Browser, Java MIDP, Internal GPS, Navigator application, Camera, Video Call, External Memory, Email, Music Player, Video Player, and Video Recorder.

DESIGN

Nokia Lumia 1320 has a similar design to 1520. Lumia series did seem to use a design almost identical in every variant. If you see a design that is used, the Lumia 1320 look longer and heavier. Like the other Lumia series, 1320 also uses polycarbonate material that feels rough in the hands.

Moreover, the Lumia 1320 has two major parts consisting of the back cover without a connection to the sides and front areas protected by Gorilla Glass. Unlike the Lumia 1520 which using Gorilla Glass 2, Nokia put a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 in the series in 1320. And Lumia Nokia 1320 also comes with a choice of expressive colors such as yellow, red, white, and black.

Moreover, the Lumia 1320 has two major parts consisting of the back cover without a connection to the sides and front areas protected by Gorilla Glass. Unlike the Lumia 1520 which using Gorilla Glass 2, Nokia put a layer of Gorilla Glass 3 in the series in 1320. And Lumia Nokia 1320 also comes with a choice of expressive colors such as yellow, red, white, and black.

DISPLAY

After presenting the Nokia Lumia 1520 as the first Windows Phone Phablet, Nokia is trying to approach the lower users with the launch of the Lumia 1320. To attract consumer interest, 1320 using 6-inch screen with a resolution of 720p. with the IPS panel, the display of nokia phablet presents natural color with wide viewing angles. While ClearBlack technology can reduce screen glare when exposed to sunlight.

Capacitive touch sensors on the screen using the super sensitive touch technology so that it can respond to the touch even though the user is wearing gloves when using Lumia 1320. And to conserve the battery, tap settings must be activated first.

OPERATING SYSTEM & UI

Just like the Nokia Lumia 1520 also provide an Windows Phone 8 update in Lumia 1320 directly. The update is known as the General Distribution Release 3 (GDR3). Moreover, there are also updating the Nokia Lumia Black though not bring much change when the update Amber. With Glance Screen, which is carried by updating Nokia Black, Lumia 1320 can display notifications for missed calls, emails, SMS, and so on.

While on GDR3 update, users can lock the screen rotation and can close the application that is running in the background through the task switcher that can be accessed button by holding the virtual back. Notification sounds for email, SMS and other messaging applications can also be replaced.

In terms of appearance, there is little difference. Due to the size and resolution large screen, live tile on the start screen or the homescreen can fit 6 icons in the smallest size in each row. Nokia also gives the possibility to the user to change the color temperature and saturation that can be found on the menu called the Lumia Color Profile.

HARDWARE

By using a dual-core Krait processor 300 that can go at the speed of 1.7 GHz, the Nokia Lumia 1320 is also equipped with 1GB of RAM. Side storage has been reduced to 8 GB by default and can be used up to 4 GB. Nokia Lumia 1320 does not have features such as wireless charging in 1520. And the user can not open the battery even if the rear body can be opened.

MULTIMEDIA

Multimedia player on the Nokia Lumia 1320 can be found on the Music + Video Hub which uses the Xbox logo. At the initial appearance, the user can see the history of music or last played video. Music Player can be to categorize audio files by album, songs, playlists, genres and artists. As for the video player, users can find Television, All, Music Videos, Films and Personal. While the last part is download which save all audio and video files that have been downloaded from the podcast service.

Music player on Nokia Lumia 1320 has a simple look and presenting 3 songs that will be played next. Users can be also listening to FM radio by using the earset first.

For a video player, users can be use the lumia 1320 to watch the video with full HD resolution that uses the XviD codec, DivX, MOV, and MP4. But, a popular file like MKV is not supported by Windows Phone. Users who want to watch the video with MKV files must use third-party applications.

CONNECTIVITY

Even though only the second class phablet Windows Phone from Nokia, Lumia 1320 supports LTE 4G connectivity with a maximum download speed of 150 Mbps and 50 Mbps upload. In addition users can be also use HSDPA with a maximum speed of 42 Mbps for downloads and 5.76 Mbps for uploads.

For other connectivity, this phablet supports dualband WiFi with DLNA and WiFi hotspot capability. Users can also use Bluetooth v4.0 which can be used to send the file. However, users will not find such an NFC chip on the Lumia 1520. Meanwhile, when connected to a computer, this phablet from Nokia have mass storage mode to read the internal memory without having to install any software.

CAMERA

Nokia Lumia 1320 has a primary camera of 5 MP and comes with settings such as: effects, contrast, white balance, sharpness, saturation, ISO and so on. By pressing a physical shutter button, which is located on the right bottom, the user can directly towards the camera menu.

Besides having a default setting of Windows Phone, users can also install Lenses, which is a camera add-on application. Nokia equip 1320 with Panorama, Lenses Glam Me, and Cinemagraph by default. And if viewed from the software, the Lumia 1320 camera has default applications such as Nokia Camera and WP8 camera.

In Nokia Camera, users can set the White Balance, ISO, Shutter, Focus (auto, manual, infinity) EV, and Speed ​​as the cameras manually or semi-professional prosumer class. Nokia Camera essentially combines three modes such as Nokia Pro Camera, Video Recorder, and Nokia Smart Camera.

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

• Strengths: Nokia Lumia 1320 using polycarbonate material, has a 6-inch 720p screen, Windows Phone 8 OS GDR3 with Nokia Black, has a physical camera shutter button.

• Weakness: Price is high or expensive when compared with competitors that use Android platform, has no equalizer settings, and does not have NFC.

MAIN SPECIFICATIONS OF NOKIA LUMIA 1320

• Network: Quadband GSM, HSDPA, LTE.
• Dimensions: 164.2 x 85.9 x 9.8 mm.
• Weight: 220 grams.
• Display: IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, 16 million colors, 720 x 1280 pixels, 6.0 inches (-245 ppi pixel density).
• Main Camera: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, auto focus, face detection, ¼ "sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, 1080p video @ 30fps.
• Secondary Camera: VGA.
• Memory: 8 GB, 1 GB of RAM.
• Operating System: Windows Phone 8 Black.
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Krait Quad Core 1.7 GHz, Adreno 305 GPU.
• Data transfer: HSPA + 21 Mbps, LTE.
• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, WiFi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, MicroUSB v2.0.
• Other Features: 7 GB of free SkyDrive storage, SNS integration, MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC + / WMA / WAV player, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Calendar, YouTube, Google Talk, Document viewer , Photo viewer / editor.
• Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion battery 3400 mAh (BV-4BW).