Nokia Lumia 1020 announced, packs in a 41-megapixel PureView camera with optical image stabilization, 6-element lens and Nokia Pro camera app

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The phone itself is powered by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory but no microSD card slot. It has a 4.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280×768 pixels, a 2,000 mAh battery and is slimmer and lighter than the Lumia 920 at 10.4mm and 154 grams. It supports wireless charging via separately sold covers, in addition to having a 1.2-megapixel front facing camera with a wide lens and NFC connectivity.

All this means that when compared to the latest Android phones like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4, the Lumia 1020 still lags behind as it uses an older generation Qualcomm processor and is still stuck on a 720p screen while they have a 1080p panel. But the bigger issue is the Windows Phone 8 operating system itself, which currently only has 160,000 apps while Android has more than 900,000 apps.

In fact due to the rigid nature of Windows Phone, Nokia had to create a camera app specifically for the Lumia 1020 called Pro Camera. The app is much more detailed than the stock Windows Phone app and it offers a radial interface that appears to be quite intuitive, which gives the user quick access to settings like ISO, white balance, metering, shutter speed and exposure. There is a menu option that will allow the user to have a custom grid in place including grid formations for the rule of thirds, golden ratio, crosshairs or even a square frame. Users can also shoot photos at maximum resolutions and standard resolutions at the same time via a feature called dual capture.

Other software features include Nokia Music, Nokia Mix radio, the Here Maps suite, Nokia Smart camera and Nokia Rich Recording. The Lumia 1020 runs on the Windows Phone Amber update which enables bluetooth 4.0, double tap to unlock, a low power clock.

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