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Nokia Lumia 1020 available with huge accessory bundle

Tech News, Windows

Clove Technology have the Lumia 1020 available with all the accessories you might have wanted for the phone.

The bundle includes including the Wireless Charging Cover (CC-3066), Wireless Charging Pad (DT-900), Camera Grip (PD-95G) and a new Tripod (KVRM90). Separately, the whole bundle is worth about £150.

The above deal is for the Black and White SIM-free models of the Nokia Lumia 1020. Clove mentioned that these will available from September 27th at £490 + delivery & VAT.

That sure is very tempting.

Why the HTC One is a better camera than the Nokia Lumia 1020

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The Nokia Lumia 1020 has just become available in the US. It won’t arrive in the UK until September. However, the reviews are up and I’ve read most of them and watched the YouTube videos too.

This was going to be my next phone, but at the moment I believe my HTC One is a better choice as a camera. I know what you are thinking. The HTC One is a 4mp vs The 1020 at 41mp.

Well, sadly Nokia may have engineered the best damn piece of hardware ever, but it is sitting on windows phone 8 that cannot cope with it prowess. Often the key to taken a good photo, is to be able to quickly capture that magic moment.

The HTC One from removing out of your pocket, and then firing the camera up, to taking the photo can be over in a second. In fact, you could have taken a Zoe or even 20 burst photos in three seconds and put the phone back in your pocket. Smile captured, animal snapped before it ran off and so on. And this is why it’s a better camera than the 1020. The 1020 needs 3-5 seconds to take the first shot, and up to 3 seconds between shots to save the photo. WTF. So even though the 1020 is capable of capturing far better quality shots than any other camera on a phone, it takes too long.

The 1020 uses a snapdragon s4 pro processor (this has nothing to do with the Samsung S4) when in fact it could do with the snapdragon 800 which is designed to work with lenses up to 55mp. The S4 pro had to have special drivers developed by Nokia to work around this processors weaknesses.

And the other issue with the 1020 is there are 3 camera apps loaded on the phone. One is the default window phone camera app, then smartcam and the the pro app. Why on earth didn’t Nokia remove the default windows phone camera app. Then to create a panorama or burst mode you have to exit the pro app and switch to the smartcam app. WTF. Too long a process and unnecessary. I believe changing apps to get different options has to be done, as this was the only way Nokia could get windows phone 8 to work.

Now the next problem with the 1020. It’s only got 32gb but takes shots at 41mp. The HTC One has the same amount of memory but as its a 4mp shooter needs considerably less space. In addition the 1020 can take two photos at once. The full sized 41mp (actually 38mp) and creates a 5mp so you can share it easily with social networks and email. The 5mp gets uploaded to Skydrive but not the 41mp version. This has to be manually copied via USB to a computer. So in essence you are in danger of running out of memory on the 1020, but once again you won’t get that issue on the HTC One.

Nokia clearly delivered the hardware, but Microsoft haven’t matched on the software front. The HTC One wins on speed and concept of its ultra pixels. Just to make sure everyone is clear, the Nokia Lumia 1020 is by far the better quality camera in reality. If the camera is already fired up, then the shot will be captured beautifully. You will just have to learn to work around the 1020 speed of initial camera start up time, and time between shots to save photos.

Nokia Lumia 1020 a 41mp smartphone – full details revealed hours before launch

Tech News, Windows

Nokia has gone live with its new upcoming Lumia 1020 41mp smartphone.

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It features a 4.5-inch display, a 41-megapixel PureView camera, a xenon flash and optical image stabilization, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage with no memory card slot, NFC and an optional back plate that supports wireless charging. But the specs noted below don’t reveal the true potential of this beast of a phone. There should be a 64gb version as well.

I have to say I am very keen to try this phone especially with its powerful camera. Would you want to own this, even though it runs Windows Phone 8?

Below is the full specifications –

Windows Phone 8

Networks:-
GSM: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
WCDMA: 2100 MHz, 1900 MHz, 850 MHz, 900 MHz
LTE network bands 1, 3, 7, 20, 8
HSPA+ DL Cat 24, Dual Carrier 42.1 Mbps/UL Cat5.76 Mbps
Here Location and Mapping Service: Free global HERE Maps and HERE Drive+, free HERE transit available in the store

Memory:
2GB RAM, 32GB internal user memory, 7GB Skydrive cloud storage

Display:
4.5 inch AMOLED WXGA (1280 x 768) 2.5D sculpted glass Gorilla Glass 3, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack, High Brightness Mode, Sunlight readability, Super sensitive touch for nail and glove usage

Processor:
1.5 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon (no word on which snapdragon processor though)

Camera:
PureView 41 MP sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Backside-illuminated image sensor, 6 lens optics, High resolution zoom 3x, Autofocus, Xenon Flash, LED for video, 1080p video at 30 fps, Includes Nokia Pro Camera mode and Nokia Smart Camera Mode.

Secondary Camera:
HD 1.2 Megapixel wide angle

Size:
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm

Weight:
158 grams

Connectivity:
USB 2.0, BT 3.0, NFC with SIM based security, WLAN a/b/g/n, A-GPS and Glonass, 3.5 mm audio connector

Battery:
2000 mAh battery, Wireless Charging supported via accessory cover

Audio:
IHF speakers, 2 microphones, HD voice compliant, 3.5mm AV connector

Key Features:
– 41 Megapixel sensor captures the sharpest images with details never though possible from a smartphone
– Nokia Pro Camera boosts creativity through simple and easy to user controls usually reserved for the expert photographer
– Nokia Rich Recording delivers distortion free stereo audio in the loudest environments
– Comes with the only fully integrated and true offline Global maps experience from the HERE location suite

Nokia original accessories:

– Nokia Camera Grip PD-95G:
Confidence to take the perfect shot
* Built-in extra battery for longer usage
* Ergonomic grip with a two-stage camera key
* Universal tripod-mount

– Nokia Wireless Charging Cover CC-3066:
Effortless Wireless charging is just a snap away
* enable wireless charging with form fitting Qi compliant snap-on cover

Colors:

Yellow, White, Black

Operating times:

* Maximum talk time (3G): 13.3 h
* Standby time: 16 Days
* Video Playback time: 6.8 hours
* Music Playback time: 63 hours