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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
Abstract: With a lot of people now taking more and more photos on their mobile phones, a decent camera has become something we all look to have. Until now, the megapixel race hit a wall around the 13 megapixel mark. To be honest this resolution is really good f...
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
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
Hailed by many as a compact camera in the shape of a smartphone, the Lumia 1020 isn't quite that. It's certainly the next great step in that direction, and indeed an excellent camera phone—the 5 Mpx images are fantastic—but a number of imperfections preve...
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
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
Not only is the Lumia 1020 the best cameraphone we've seen, but it's easily the best Windows Phone ever. With incredible imaging abilities, a gorgeous AMOLED screen and some strong software smarts, it easily beats the competition. If you want a great c...
Sensational highresolution sensor, lots of effects, neat styling.
Some shutter lag and some will find the photographic emphasis too niche
Big and colourful, the Nokia Lumia 1020 is an unmatched camera phone. Some are faster, but none beats the 41-megapixel sensor here. It's also an accomplished Windows Phone 8 handset, with a lot going for it....
Good camera and features; Bright, colourful display; Neat, bright design
The Lumia 1020 features a powerful Carl Zeiss 41-megapixel lens and yet Nokia has managed to retain the slim chassis – it's just a shame about the disappointing auto mode and the dearth of apps...
Nokia's Lumia 1020 is a beautiful phone, expertly put together and with a stellar camera included. It's one of our favourite handsets of 2013.The problem is, it's held back by one simple thing: Windows Phone. As an operating system, it just isn't evolved...
Published: 2013-09-20, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com
A superb camera and a highly competent smartphone – the best Windows Phone 8 smartphone yet...
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Published: 2013-09-20, Author: Andrew , review by: theregister.co.uk
Abstract: Nokia's marketing department is comparing its new imaging champ, the Lumia 1020 smartphone, to digital SLR cameras. That's just silly. But what the Lumia 1020 can lay claim to is that it takes the best photos of any current modern smartphone – by a clea...
Strong camera and features; Bright, colourful screen; Neat and colourful design
Auto mode not as strong as we’d hoped; Pauses between shots; Lack of decent apps
Nokia’s Lumia 1020 is a much-improved version of the 808 Pureview, featuring a surprisingly slender body (even if it’s still a little chunky) and strong 41-megapixel snapper. Only the slightly dark auto mode and long processing times detract from a highly...
The best camera seen on any smartphone, Nokia apps are great, decent build quality, great screen and performance
Is still heavier than most smartphones, cost will put businesses off mass rollouts
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is the best camera-phone ever made, offering better imaging quality than most dedicated sub-£300 handheld cameras. However at £550 SIM-free, the improved camera functionality comes with a serious price tag....
