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August 2013
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The editors liked
Great camera
Slim design
Best camera in a phone
Ever
Keeps a sleek design
Features some great specs
Fantastic battery life
Accessories are great
Windows Phone 8 is as quick and responsive as ever
Great connectivity options
Nokia's updates and support are much welcomed
Solidly built
Outstanding picture quality
Good screen
Outstanding camera
Good battery
Smooth performance
Good camera and features
Bright
Colourful display
Neat
Bright design
Excellent camera
Tons photo-editing features
Great build quality
Better than average battery life
Nokia HERE services
Windows Phone runs like a charm
Strong camera and features
Colourful screen
Neat and colourful design
Camera is very good
Windows Phone remains solid
Nokia's hardware is still brilliant
The best camera seen on any smartphone
Nokia apps are great
Decent build quality
Great screen and performance
Quality finish
Tons of camera features
Similar to a digital camera (thumb wheel settings
Options
Etc.)
Overall camera phone experience and 5 Mpx picture quality
Responsiveness
Screen
Excellent contrast and deep black
Optional grip works great
Go
Sensational highresolution sensor
Lots of effects
Neat styling.
Ultra high-res photos
Proper flash and manual camera features
Very capable Windows smartphone
Best camera phone for image quality
Decent battery life
Image stabilisation great to assist with shots in low light
Bright exposures
Manual controls available
Touchscreen is responsive
Inherent smartphone abilities to share/apps
Raw files hold plenty of detail at low ISO settings
The 1020 follows in the same polycarbonate mould as Nokia's previous Lumia handsets. Our model came in a bright banana-yellow
And while it's also available in black and white
We'd go for the yellow every time. It really stands out in a sea of black and white devices. Despite the monster 41-megapixel sensor
The 1020 is still pretty slim
Unlike the 808 PureView
Which was quite chunky. Even wit
Top of the range camera
Decent display
The Lumia 1020 continues the Lumia tradition of great lowlight photos
Excellent camera in most respects
Punchy
Excellent build quality
Best camera ever seen on a smartphone
Excellent manual camera controls
User friendly OS
Fine build quality
Decent processor
Fantastic Camera
Performance very smooth
Nokia Music means free music
The editors didn't like
Dual
Core processor
No expandable memory
A little awkward in shape
The camera lens assembly is rather large
The Windows Store is still lacking a lot of apps
Internet Explorer is clunky compared to browsers like Safari and Chrome
Pro Cam app is too slow to capture immediate action
DESIGN/FIR
Windows Phone 8
Shutter lag
Overcomplicated camera apps
Expensive
Bulky
Windows Phone OS needs work
Windows Phone 8 app selection is still lagging behind iOS and Android
The handset is also pretty chunky and will not be to everyone's tastes
Auto mode not as strong as we’d hoped
Pauses between shots
Lack of decent apps
Can get very hot
Extensive camera use can kill the battery in just five hours
Windows Phone apps still lacking
Is still heavier than most smartphones
Cost will put businesses off mass rollouts
41 Mpx images not uniformly sharp across the frame
Social networkfriendly pics are only 5 Mpx
38 Mpx photo quality
Autofocus errors & slow shooting
Blue overtones on AMOLED screen
Wide borders
Handling could be better
Some shutter lag and some will find the photographic emphasis too niche
Heavy and slippery
WP8 still lacks some key camera apps
Pricey
Windows Phone 8 app store still poorly stocked
Dual-core processor doesn't compete well against cheaper Android phones
Chunky for a smartphone
Image quality can't always rival a dedicated compact camera
Some settings may confuse the uninitiated
No microSD/SD storage
Tricky to hold without accessory grip
As a phone
Or a camera
There's not much to fault the Lumia 1020 on. But Windows Phone 8 is its Achilles' heel. Unfortunately the OS still lacks plenty of apps that are commonplace on Android or iOS. Instagram
For one
Which would pair up perfectly with the 41-megapixel shooter.The camera also lacks an optical zoom. But this isn't too much of an issue
As you can zoom right into such high-resol
Windows Phone OS
Unclear whether how Lumia 1020 stores its 41megapixel images
Camera processing is sluggish
Camera lens housing causes handling issues
Not much more powerful than entry-level phones
Windows apps/games selection is poor
Big and chunky
Slow shot
To
Shot times
Windows Marketplace still a bit lean compared to rivals
When it comes to the Nokia Lumia 1020, you are essentially buying a camera with a Windows Phone attached to it. While the Nokia 808 Pureview was a great phone and camera, it failed mostly due to the archaic operating system that it sported. The Lumia 1...
Great camera with 41 megapixels, Fine build quality, Sufficiently fast, LTE module
High retail price, Display resolution could be Full HD, Non-replaceable battery, No options for storage expansion
Lumia 1020, the high-resolution monster, as reviewed by NBC.This is the first ever smartphone with such a high camera resolution. Previous attempts from other manufacturers, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, have not sold very well. But the Lumia 1020 h...
Published: 2013-09-27, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
The Nokia Lumia 1020 smart phone on the AT&T 4G LTE network has been great to use for the time I had it. As I'm writing this the Nokia Lumia 1020 is available for $199.99 from AT&T with a two year contract. It took a little getting used to, that for sure....
Abstract: 2013 so far can be described as the year of the camera phone. Between Nokia's engineering and the likes of its competitors playing catch up, consumers have plenty of choice when it comes to smartphones with excellent cameras.Following up our recent Lumia ...
The camera is amazing; thin, lightweight and comfortable architecture; stable mobile OS; large display; longlasting battery
Still missing quite a few apps, especially games; camera may be too good for simple social network sharing; Glance Screen is a wasted potential; doesn't come in cyan
The Lumia 1020 is a powerful, stable, and comfortable phone to use on a daily basis. Nokia designed a great device, and did so while offering up unique colors, and a powerful camera. The Lumia 1020 is, indeed, a slightly modified Lumia 920, and in all the...
Abstract: It’s once again another flagship-on-flagship action, as we’re pitting the specs beast of a smartphone in the LG G2 against Nokia’s prized possession at the moment in the Lumia 1020. Although it’s arguable that the two target very different areas more t...
Published: 2013-08-26, Author: Helena , review by: chipchick.com
41mp sensor! Excellent low light performance. Lossless cropping. Provides an amazing amount of zoom without much bulk. Excellent build quality thanks to polycarbonate material and Guerrilla Glass 3 display. Display is supersensitive. Great video quality.
It's pricer than most other highend smartphones. Sometimes lighting and focus in shots are off and a reshoot is required. There is no burst mode, and there is a significant delay in between shots. The device also takes a long time to charge, and tends to
We do have some minors gripes with the 1020 – the camera occasionally struggles with lighting and focusing on subjects, and requires a reshoot. It also isn't as fast at taking pictures as most other high-end smartphones. In any case, the Nokia 1020 is...
Abstract: Flagship smartphones are in abundance as we speak, as the first half of the year saw some noteworthy models that still continue to turn heads, but the second half is already in full swing with an equally stellar lineup on tap. The Nokia Lumia 1020 has ...
Abstract: Heralded as the best camera phone ever made by many reviewers–our review included–the Nokia Lumia 1020 brings a large sensor camera with an extremely high megapixel resolution to digital smartphone photography. With stellar imaging capabilities on board, ...
