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August 2013
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The editors liked
Unparalleled photo & video quality
Lots of manual controls
Solid construction
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.
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Eyecatching and the best smartphone camera available today. Lives up to the hype. Excellent build quality and small improvements in design make the Lumia 1020 the crown jewel of Windows Phone for mid2013.
The camera is amazing
Thin
Lightweight and comfortable architecture
Stable mobile OS
Large display
Longlasting battery
That camera
With the grip
It even feels like a camera
I continue to enjoy Windows Phone
The best image quality available on a camera phone
The ability to zoom up to 3x without losing quality
Two stage shutter button gives cameralike experience
Excellent LCD screen visible even in bright light
Inclusion of a proper flash
Beautiful
High-quality design
Excellent camera performance
Crisp
Sharp 4.5 AMOLED display
Fantastic camera
Brilliant way of handling zoom
Gorgeous display
Excellent call quality
Best camera ever on a smartphone. Excellent manual camera controls. Easy-to-use OS.
The Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone's camera captures extremely high-resolution images with fine detail
And puts creative controls at your fingertips
Sharpest photos ever from a phone
Pro Camera app provides lots of creative control
Great flash
Bright and colorful display
Optional Camera Grip offers DSLR-like feel
Solid and well built
Exceptional camera
Incredible camera experience
Standout design
Great battery life
Top-rated camera quality
Good display quality
Good speaker quality
Easy to navigate
Easy to read on
Market-leading camera
Quirky design
Smooth performance
Decent battery life
Best smartphone camera available
Gorgeous AMOLED screen
Great exclusive apps
Good sound volume
Clear call quality
Spectacular camera
Solid performance
World-beating camera performance
Windows Phone 8 as consistent as ever
Solid build quality
Good call performance
Seriously
Excellent detail preservation both in low and bright light conditions
Very low noise level with no chroma component
Accurate exposure in extreme low light conditions (where other camera phones fail)
Pleasing photo rendering with flash
Good exposure
C
Best-in-class imaging experience
Good battery life
Solid build quality and materials
Beautiful display
Great camera with 41 megapixels
Fine build quality
Sufficiently fast
LTE module
The editors didn't like
Still a bit expensive
Specs are underwhelming
Weak battery life
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
Expensive and niche
The Lumia 1020 will only appeal to those who are photography buffs. Though it improves upon the Lumia 920
It only does so in welcome but minor areas. Camera Pro app also needs some improvements. Design is a bit more awkward than prev
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
That bulge
With the grip
It's pretty huge
Windows Phone today is barely changed from Windows Phone as it was 9 months ago
A little slow
Especially between shots
Limited range of apps
No faster than the Lumia 920
Still a premium price
Shutter lag (1-2 seconds between shots)
Incomplete app ecosystem
More expensive than other flagship smartphones
Big and heavy for a 4.5" smartphone
Big. Expensive. Slow shot-to-shot times. Windows Phone is out of the mainstream for photo apps and communities
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
Bulky backside
Noticeable lag on shutter and shot-to-shot time
Windows Phone still trails in apps and features
Pricey
Too many separate photo apps
Lack of expandable storage
Older hardware
Flash white balance issues
Pro cam app lags
Non-expandable
Subpar battery life
Processor is a bit dated
Resulting in sluggish camera-response time
Consumer testers found the phone's shape awkward
Less portable compared to smaller/slimmer phones in testing set
Windows app store is limited compared to Apple an
Design is bulky
No HD 1080p support
Features
Nokia has built the Lumia 1020 around a fairly modest dualcore 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 SoC — the same as used in the Lumia 920 and 820. Those two handsets have 1GB of RAM
But the memory has been boosted to 2GB for the Lumia 1020
There's
Windows Phone 8 lacks certain apps
Windows Phone 8 still has some quirks
No microSD card support
Battery is not removable
Expensive $300 price tag
Big and awkward
Photography ecosystem is weak
Hard to get at full-size photos
Big
Cumbersome design
A bit costly for a Windows Phone flagship
Nonremovable battery
Nonexpandable storage not as excusable with a 41MP camera
Strong color shading with indoor lighting and occasionally outdoors
In low light conditions
Overly long exposure times lead to motion blur
Slightly tendency to underexposure outdoors
Occasional white balance inaccuracies outdoors or with fluorescent l
Published: 2013-09-09, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Want the best camera you can get right now on a smartphone? Buy the Lumia 1020.Nokia's turned out a top-notch smartphone in the Lumia 1020, and it's interesting to note that it's done so with what may well be its last smartphone, having recently sold “Lum...
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Published: 2013-09-05, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: Nokia's big claim for the very big Lumia 1020 is that its camera puts the competition to shame. So I've decided to test that out.Each shot was taken at full auto with flash disabled, and the only change I've made otherwise is to shrink them down in the sa...
Windows Phone 8 app ecosystem, No expandable memory, $299 is a little pricey
The incredible camera on this phone would benefit from apps that are found on iOS and Android, but missing on Windows Phone 8. Apps like Instagram, Snapseed and Vine would be terrific additions to Windows Phone 8, and it would really help this camera shi...
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Published: 2013-08-05, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.com.au
You have to really, really care about your pictures though. Because paying top-whack for a phone with a half-baked OS (it's still missing apps many definitely want) is a tall price to pay for photographic dominance.Product photography and additional camer...
Abstract: Government website security not up to scratchTransport minister comments on UberHuman microchipsPlease Log in to update your video settingsNokia has unveils the Lumia 1020 with a powerful, 41-megapixel camera that promises sharper images and enhanced zoom...
Abstract: Video review: DateJuly 30, 2013 reading now (6) Read later The Nokia Lumia 1020 features the best camera we have seen on any smartphone. Nokia has been betting big on smartphone photography for the past year now, but the Lumia 1020 may be its boldest move ...
The Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone's camera captures extremely high-resolution images with fine detail, and puts creative controls at your fingertips
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
Avid mobile photographers will love the Nokia Lumia 1020's exact controls, but casual users should stick to cheaper camera phones....
Abstract: Video review: DateJuly 16, 2013 (3) Read later Nokia has finally unveiled its worst-kept-secret flagship Windows Phone, the . We spent some time with the device, and even test-drove its jaw-dropping 41-megapixel camera. Megapixel maven: The Nokia Lumia 10...
Published: 2013-07-16, Author: Sam , review by: crn.com.au
The Lumia 1020 has an amazing camera for a smartphone – there's little doubt in our mind that it's better than cheap point-and-shoots and another nail in their coffin. As a smartphone, our initial impression is that it's much the same as the Lumia 925 and...
Abstract: Government website security not up to scratchTransport minister comments on UberHuman microchipsPlease Log in to update your video settingsNokia has unveils the Lumia 1020 with a powerful, 41-megapixel camera that promises sharper images and enhanced zoom...
