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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Nokia has unveiled its much awaited Lumia 1020 Windows Phone 8 smartphone with a powerful 41-megapixel camera at an event in New York. the company claims that the new Lumia 1020 smartphone is able to produce some of the sharpest images possible by any digital camera.
The new Lumia 1020 has 6 physical lenses and optical image stabilization, and can handle sound pressure levels 6 times louder than conventional smartphone microphones, the company said. “We want to take people on a journey from capturing pictures to recording and sharing their lives,” said Stephen Elop, president and chief executive. “The Nokia Lumia 1020 will bring new meaning to pictures and continues to strengthen Nokia’s leadership in imaging.”
The Lumia 1020 may have a mind-boggling camera, but the actual hardware on the phone is very standard. It powered by a dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor along with Adreno 225 GPU which is basically same as Lumia 920. The Lumia 1020 comes with 2GB RAM an increase from 1GB in 920 and 32GB of on-board storage with no memory card expansion slot.
The phone sports a 4.5″ Clear Black AMOLED display of 1280 x 768 pixels resolution and protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. IT also features Nokia’s PureMotion HD+ technology for smoother animations. Super Sensitive Touch technology is present, too, allowing you to operate the phone with gloves and nails. Nokia Glance Screen is available thanks to the Windows Phone 8 Amber update.
With 41 megapixel, the Nokia Lumia 1020 can capture videos at 1080p resolution and with high-res sensor it provides lossless zoom. You can zoom in up to 4 times in 1080p mode and up to 6 times when shooting 720p video without sacrificing much in terms of quality. It features a new photo application designed for professional quality images. Using dual capture, the phone can simultaneously takes a high resolution 38 megapixel image for editing opportunities, and a 5 megapixel picture that is easy to share on social networks. At the front, there’s a secondary 1.2MP wide-angle camera.
Connectivity features are pretty standard and includes Bluetooth 3.0, NFC with SIM-based security, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and GPS with Glonass support. Network support is quite wide covered with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 42Mbps UMTS/HSPA and LTE support.
The Nokia Lumia 1020 is powered by a 2000mAh capacity and supports wireless charging via an accessory cover (purchased separately). The company claims that the device provides 16 days standby and 13.3 hours of talk time. Video and music playback endurance are rated at 6.8 and 63 hours, respectively.
The smartphone hit the US market from July 26 and in Europe and China in the coming weeks. The Lumia 1020 will not be releasing in India this quarter which is definitely not good, considering once Nokia was dominant in India and still neglecting it. Even Apple have change there perspective about the Indian market with the success of Apple iPhone 5.