Nokia to take on Samsung Galaxy Note II with 'EOS' PureView Lumia

According to a report in the Financial Times, Nokia is working on a phablet device to rival Samsung's Galaxy Note II.

The report states that the Nokia "EOS" PureView Lumia also could be released in July. The device has reportedly been codenamed CatWalk and it could have a 41 megapixel camera sensor.

A report on The Verge Microsoft is planning to update Windows Phone 8 later this year to support 1080p displays,which would allow Nokia to take advantage and launch a smartphone with a bigger screen.

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Previously the MyNokiaBlog had reported that Nokia was working on two versions of the device, one with a quad-core processor and another with a dual-core processor. The report adds that the quad-core version seems to be facing battery performance issues and Nokia could end up launching the dual-core version.

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Nokia is expected to announced it Q1 earnings for 2013 today and analysts will be looking keenly at the numbers, especially at the sales of the Lumia devices. Nokia has launched a range of Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices this year, from the Lumia 920 to the low-budget Lumia 520.