Leaked picture shows incredibly thin bezel on a Nokia phablet

A possible Nokia phablet has been rumoured for quite some time now. Courtesy of PhoneArena, we now have a picture to go along with those rumours. Chinese company ICTech has posted a photo of the front panel of the 6-inch Nokia Lumia handset. Notable in the leaked picture is an incredibly thin bezel. This is one of the thinnest bezels that we have seen in a phablet. There also appears to be a tiny hole where we expect a front-facing camera will fit in.

The Lumia phablet is slated to be a direct competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Mega series and Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra. The phablet is set to run on the latest (at the time) version of Windows Phone 8. According to ICTech, Nokia has already kicked off mass production of the phablet. It is only a matter of time before Nokia makes an official announcement that acknowledges the existence of the Lumia phablet.

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Dat bezel

Back in June, we saw reports stating that Nokia has been working on two phablets. The report states that one of the phablets, which is expected to be launched between September and October this year, will come with a camera similar to that of Lumia 925 and will carry a 5.5-inch or 6-inch display. We’re assuming that the leaked picture shows this phablet.

The second smartphone, which will be launched by February 2014, is expected to feature a better camera than the first phablet, with a higher megapixel count (presumably the same camera featured on the Lumia 1020); it could also have a Lytro-style camera, which lets you adjust focus after shooting an image. Nokia has been rumoured to be using Pelican Imaging’s 16-lens array to improve the photography experience on smartphones.