The handset will run under Windows Phone 8 GDR3 software

Sep 23, 2013 17:16 GMT  ·  By

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been long rumored to plan the release of a large Windows Phone 8 smartphone in October, and new reports on the matter converge towards the same idea.

According to a recent article on DigiTimes, industry sources have confirmed Nokia’s plans to launch a 6-inch Windows Phone 8 device next month.

The handset, supposedly called Lumia 1520, should arrive on the market with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 GDR3 platform release loaded on top.

With the launch of BlackBerry Z30 last week, Nokia becomes one of the few smartphone makers to have not launched a large smartphone as of now.

However, the release of Lumia 1520 will change that, and will provide the company with the possibility to tap into territories it hasn’t visited before.