AT&T has announced that they will be exclusively offering the Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet on their network in the U.S. They will also be offering the Nokia Lumia 2520, Nokia's first modern tablet. While the exact release dates and subsidized pricing are still to be revealed, we expect both devices to be available as soon as November.
Nokia has already stated that the Lumia 1520 will cost $749 unsubsidized while the Lumia 2520 with Windows RT will cost $499.
Press Release
AT&T TO ADD THE NOKIA LUMIA 2520 TO ITS LEADING TABLET PORTFOLIO; ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE U.S. CARRIER FOR THE NOKIA LUMIA 1520 WINDOWS PHONE
DALLAS, October 22, 2013 –
"AT&T is a leader in connected devices and was the first to launch Windows 8 as part of our tablet portfolio," said Chris Penrose, senior vice president, Emerging Devices, AT&T Mobility. "We're delighted to add the Nokia Lumia 2520, the new Windows RT 8.1 tablet, to our line-up just in time for the holiday season." For more information, please visit: www.att.com/lumia2520.
"AT&T* was the first to launch a 4G LTE Windows Phone, and first to enter the large screen space. We are proud to bring the Nokia Lumia 1520 exclusively to the U.S. on the nation's fastest and now most reliable 4G LTE network,"** said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility. "We continue to offer our customers the best Windows Phone portfolio and the top lineup of Nokia Lumia devices in the U.S." For more information, please visit www.att.com/lumia1520.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**4G LTE speed claim based on national carriers' average 4G LTE download speeds. Reliability claim based on data transfer completion rates on nationwide 4G LTE networks. 4G LTE availability varies.
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