| Local Name | Lumia 1520 |
| Additional Information | RM-937 - global version RM-938 - US version RM-939 - WCDMA HSPA+ version RM-940 - AT&T version |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-937 | LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - RM-938, RM-940 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Up to 236.8 kbps |
| Announced | 2013, October |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, November |
| Dimensions | 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, 120.3 cc (6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Display Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | ClearBlack display |
| OS | Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 16 GB (RM-940 only)/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Camera Features | Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Dolby Headphone- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery (BV-4BW) |
| Stand By | Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 124 h |
| Colors | Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T) |
| SAR EU | 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.20 W/kg (body) |