Nokia Lumia 1520 arrives in France, won't be swimming across the Channel yet

French fancy for the Lumia 1520

Perhaps the most impressive-looking Windows Phone handset yet, the Nokia Lumia 1520 has arrived in France, but there's still no news on when Brits can get their hands on the 6-inch beast.

The quad-core handset was announced on October 22, with a release tipped for November, and now the roll-out has started on the continent.

On its official Nokia Conversation's blog the company said sales will also begin in the United States, Hong Kong, Russia and Italy later this week, but poor old Blighty has been left out of the equation as of right now.

Nokia said pricing and availability in more markets will be announced soon and encouraged expectant smartphone users to stay tuned for more details.

The Lumia 1520, the company's last major release before it flops into the lap of its new masters in Redmond, brings a full HD display and a quad-core processor - both firsts for Nokia and Windows Phone.

It's also got a 20-megapixel camera, 2GB RAM, a 3400mAh battery, a microSD card slot and is the first Nokia handset to be nano-SIM compatible.

It'll be available on three continents within a week, but for Brits the wait for the Lumia 1520 will continue for a little while longer.

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