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August 2013
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The editors liked
The image quality is of a higher order than any other smartphone camera. We shot a fixed subject with an Android
IPhone 5 and the Nokia
Tripod mounted
And the difference in detail resolution
Even comparing the Nokia's scaled down image
Is astonishing
Great camera
Slim design
Good battery life
The Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone's camera captures extremely high-resolution images with fine detail
And puts creative controls at your fingertips
Truly outstanding camera
Excellent build quality & display
Reasonable battery life
The 41megapixel camera is the best out of all smartphones
Nokia Camera app is pretty good
Windows Phone 8 runs smoothly on the phone
Great design and matt finish makes it feel excellent in the hands
Decent battery life
Solid phone and mobile broadband performance
One of the best smartphone cameras ever created
Manual control in a phone camera = awesome
The editors didn't like
The lack of apps for the Windows 8 system
Windows Phone 8 app ecosystem
No expandable memory
$299 is a little pricey
A niche device
The Lumia 1020 is $100 pricier than most high-end smartphones. The lens makes it a little bulky. Multiple camera apps are confusing. It lacks manual f-stop control and presets for common shooting scenarios
Thick and bulky
Limited third-party app ecosystem
Camera app can be a little slow
Bulky
And has huge bump at the back that isn't aesthetically pleasing
Windows Phone 8 lacks photography apps to take advantage of camera
No expandable memory and no Qi wireless charging support
No expandable storage
Macro support on the camera is practically non-existent
Abstract: The Lumia 1020 runs on Windows Phone 8, and looks and feels like the rest of Nokia's recent Lumia offerings. The key difference here is the camera which sticks out by a few millimetres — noticeable, but the phone still slips into my pocket just fine. The ...
Great camera, Solid build quality, Nokia's WP8 apps
Expensive, Midrange specs, Noticeable camera hump, Not compact for a 4.5 inch display
Today's society is a society where just about everyone is constantly whipping out their smartphones to capture images of just about everything, to share with their friends and family.It sounds perfect, with an excellent camera producing equally excellent ...
Abstract: Nokia may boast that its Lumia 1020 has a 41-megapixel camera, but its effective resolution is actually just 38 megapixels. And by default, the native camera app shoots pictures at only a 5-megapixel level.You must use the Nokia Pro Cam app to capture a h...
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Published: 2013-10-24, Author: Andre , review by: mobile88.com.sg
41MP PureView rear camera with ZEISS lens and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), Nokia Pro Cam, Attractive unibody design, Bright and colorful 4,5inch AMOLED display with PureMotion HD and ClearBlack technology with the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection,
Camera bump at the back may not appeal aesthetically for some
Abstract: Nokia's phone unit may well have been bought over by Microsoft but the last two phones before Nokia was sold are now available.With its 4.7-inch, 800x480 display, the 625 is Nokia's answer to the many upsized Android smartphones.However, it is certainly n...
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Published: 2013-10-07, Author: Wilson , review by: techgoondu.com
Abstract: As the smartphone wars hot up once again this holiday season, Nokia has smartly concentrated on an increasingly important selling point for its new Lumia 1020 – a standout 41-megapixel camera.It's something that the Finnish company had set itself apart wi...
Ever since the days of the old, keypad, candy bar phones, many phone users had to debate the perennial dilemma – who has a better camera, Nokia or Sony? This debate slowly fizzled out as Sony adopted Android and grew bigger, while conversely Nokia adopted...
Abstract: For those who want to combine a camera with a smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 1020 provides a strong proposition that is hard to resist.The 10.4mm-thick smartphone has a whopping 41-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss 26mm f/2.2 lens. Using a new feature calle...
Abstract: Before I start, don't get me wrong. The Nokia Lumia 1020 has a brilliant camera, maybe even up to the point where it becomes a point-and-shoot replacement for some. No doubt about it, Nokia has once again got the upper hand in the camera-side of the smart...
Average battery life, Windows Phone 8 still lacking compared to alternatives, No microSD card slot, Chunky design with huge camera bump
Other than an extra 1GB of RAM, the Lumia 1020 is essentially identical to the Lumia 920 and 925, utilizing the same Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core 1.5GHz processor and Adreno 225 GPU.SunSpider Javascript measures the browsing performance of a d...
