A photo from WPDang purports to show the front housing of a Lumia phone with a large screen. July 25, 2013 9:17 AM PDT This photo may point to a large-screen Lumia device. (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Nokia could be prepping a big-screened Lumia smartphone, at least based on a new image that's popped up online. A photo served up by Chinese blog site WPDang displays the front glass housing for a large-screen device. A close-up of the image provided by The Verge clearly depicts the name Lumia at the top. The exact size of the screen is difficult to determine from the photo. The Verge believes it could be a 6-inch display based in part on reports that Nokia is currently testing 6-inch devices among other large-screen Lumias. In April, the Financial Times said that Nokia was reportedly planning a 5-inch Lumia phone, or "phablet" to compete with such devices as Samsung's Galaxy Note. The original Galaxy Note sported a screen size of 5.3 inches. The Note 2 topped that at 5.5 inches. For now, a large-screen Lumia has to be planted firmly in the rumor stage. But Nokia does seem to be moving in the direction of bigger screens. On Tuesday, the company revealed the Lumia 625 with a 4.7-inch screen, the largest Lumia Windows Phone handset so far on the market. Read the CNET Editors' Take Nokia Lumia 625 Editors' Take: The Nokia Lumia 625 is the biggest Lumia Windows Phone yet, with a 4.7-inch screen and 4G. Read More

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A photo from WPDang purports to show the front housing of a Lumia phone with a large screen.

July 25, 2013 9:17 AM PDT

This photo may point to a large-screen Lumia device.

(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)

Nokia could be prepping a big-screened Lumia smartphone, at least based on a new image that's popped up online.

A photo served up by Chinese blog site WPDang displays the front glass housing for a large-screen device. A close-up of the image provided by The Verge clearly depicts the name Lumia at the top.

The exact size of the screen is difficult to determine from the photo. The Verge believes it could be a 6-inch display based in part on reports that Nokia is currently testing 6-inch devices among other large-screen Lumias. In April, the Financial Times said that Nokia was reportedly planning a 5-inch Lumia phone, or "phablet" to compete with such devices as Samsung's Galaxy Note.

The original Galaxy Note sported a screen size of 5.3 inches. The Note 2 topped that at 5.5 inches.

For now, a large-screen Lumia has to be planted firmly in the rumor stage. But Nokia does seem to be moving in the direction of bigger screens. On Tuesday, the company revealed the Lumia 625 with a 4.7-inch screen, the largest Lumia Windows Phone handset so far on the market.