Rumors pertaining to Nokia's first-ever (as well as the first WP8) phablet Lumia 1529, codenamed the Beastie or Bandit, have been floating around online for a few months. Now reports suggest that the Lumia 1520 will launch on Sept. 26.
The latest information is courtesy of noted leakster @evleaks, who has disclosed the launch date for the much-awaited phablet via Twitter.
"Nokia Lumia 1520: launches 9/26," reads @evleaks' tweet.
Moreover, the Sept. 26 unveiling for the first-ever WP8 phablet has been reaffirmed by Pocket-lint's sources.
"Pocket-lint's own sources have corroborated with the 26 September launch date. Nokia will have the largest Windows Phone on its hands by the end of the month," notes the publication.
However, no details are currently known as to where the launch event will take place. At the same time, neither @evleaks nor Pocket-lint reveal who their respective sources are, so the accuracy of the purported launch date is circumspect. Previous reports have hinted that the Lumia 1520 (first dubbed the Bandit and later the Beastie) will sport a massive 6-inch 1080p display and house the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. The phablet is also speculated to tout a 20-megapixel primary camera and 32GB of on-board storage.
Recently, we reported that Lumia 1520 was headed exclusively to U.S. carrier AT&T after images of the smartphone leaked online.
This is not the first time details of the Lumia 1520 have been leaked by @evleaks. Earlier in September, the tipster had let on that the Nokia phablet would not be named Bandit after all.
"Nokia Lumia 1520 'Bandit' known at AT&T as 'Beastie'" tweeted @evleaks.
He had also leaked an image of the impending Nokia phablet in a yellow avatar.
Now with rumors of a September launch for the Lumia 1520 gaining traction, it will be interesting to see if the phablet indeed makes an appearance on the said date. Thus far, WP makers have not ventured into the bigger smartphone space due to the lack of software support. However, with GDR3 set to roll out for WP8 soon, there will be support for 1080p screens along with software enhancements.
With Nokia staying mum, we'll have to wait till there is official confirmation regarding the Lumia 1520's launch.
