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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
Excellent camera in most respects, Punchy, colourful screen, Excellent build quality
Camera processing is sluggish, Camera lens housing causes handling issues, Not much more powerful than entry-level phones, Windows apps/games selection is poor
Nokia Lumia 1020 – Call Quality The Nokia Lumia 1020 offers good call quality. Its call speaker offers excellent clarity, with none of the muffled quality you can get in some phones that neglect call quality over flashier features. Earpiece speaker volume...
Published: 2013-09-12, Author: Dave , review by: wired.co.uk
Outstanding camera, fine build quality, decent processor
Windows Marketplace still a bit lean compared to rivals, no expandable memory
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is a high-powered, very capable smartphone with an outstanding camera. No, it doesn't have the app versatility of Google or Apple, but there is plenty in the Marketplace to keep most of us satisfied, though more camera-centric apps,...
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
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
I found the Lumia 1020 to be a thoroughly good phone. The Windows Phone OS is great to use, battery life is fantastic and it really is a great-looking device for something with a 41MP sensor inside of it. The camera itself it simply the best I have ever u...
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Published: 2013-08-05, Author: Matt , review by: macworld.co.uk
Overall we have to opt for the iPhone 5. The best Apple phone has to be better than the best Windows Phone, and we're not even sure that is what the Lumia 1020 is. But if you are looking for a great camera phone, the Lumia 1020 is a good buy.The Compl...
Published: 2013-08-02, Author: Mark , review by: stuff.tv
Ultra high-res photos, Proper flash and manual camera features, Very capable Windows smartphone
Heavy and slippery, WP8 still lacks some key camera apps, Pricey
Smartphones might already have replaced standalone cameras for many but, lacking flashes and zooms, they could never quite finish the job. The Nokia Lumia 1020 has just about polished it off. With its mind-blowing resolution, beautiful image quality, gre...
The Lumia 1020 has an amazing camera, the best in a smartphone, and will tempt most smartphone photographers. However, it's expensive for what is essentially a now out-of-date Lumia 920 with a better snapper. Poor battery life and a lack of good apps for...
Camera is very good, Windows Phone remains solid, Nokia's hardware is still brilliant
Can get very hot, extensive camera use can kill the battery in just five hours, Windows Phone apps still lacking
We also thought a lot about how the 1020 compares to the DSLRs from Canon, Nikon, etc. It certainly has many of the manual settings, creating a DSLR/phone-like combo for consumers. Therefore, in that sense alone, the 1020 is an ideal option for peo...
Published: 2013-07-26, Author: Jim , review by: itproportal.com
Best camera ever seen on a smartphone, Excellent manual camera controls, User friendly OS
Big and chunky, Expensive, Slow shot, to, shot times
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