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Nokia Lumia 1020 Price Drops to $199, Includes 2 Year AT&T Contract

September 10, 2013 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

The Nokia Lumia 1020 may not be the best smartphone out there or the best digital camera though it sure is the best smartphone camera your hard earned money can buy right now. Not surprisingly, ardent photographers who wished they had a device which served the dual purpose of communication as well as taking photographs of high standards while on the go, had the Nokia Lumia 1020 figuring topmost in their wish list. The only hindrance though was the stiff price tag that the smartphone featuring a 41 mp camera came with. The news to cherish here is that Nokia have finally decided to price the 1020 at par with other top end smartphone offerings, which stands at $199 after agreeing to a two year contract.

Meanwhile, AT&T also has another offer for owning the device, which as part of its AT&T Next program will require the buyer paying a monthly sum of $27 for twenty months to get this set. For those who wish to go for a one year contract the cost of the set works out to $449.99. As an additional sales incentive, Microsoft has also announced a Nokia Camera Grip to accompany the Lumia 1020 if it is purchased from their site or stores. However, it’s a limited period offer which will only be applicable till stocks lasts.

So far as specs of the handset go, the Nokia Lumia 1020 is powered by a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chip, 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. The display is based on Super AMOLED technology and is 4.5 inch in dimension. Resolution factor of the display is 720p and it boasts of Super Sensitive touch technology too. For networking it has Bluetooth, 802.11 a/b/g/n. It also has GPS and a micro USB port too.

Meanwhile, there are no firm details available of the Lumia 1020 launching with other carriers in the US. Nokia has been following a policy of having a separate version of its smartphone offerings for each carrier. What this means is that the Lumia 1020 will be an AT&T exclusive. Whether that makes for a profitable venture is a topic of debate though the price drop should no doubt bring the device within the range of many more prospective buyers.

Nokia Lumia 1020 Verizon Release Date in US First on AT&T, Price Announced in China

August 17, 2013 By Troy Rubenson 1 Comment

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Verizon release date will be announced in US first and only on AT&, the flagship device has been in the news since quite some time. The 41MP camera lens is what that makes stand out from the rest of the device in the market. Nokia Lumia 1020 price in US on AT&T’s network is 299USD for a two year contract. In the past week, it was also reported that Amazon is attracting buyers by offering the phone at a lower down payment price.

Today, the Nokia Lumia 1020 was unveiled for the Chinese markets at Nanjing, China. The device will be available on Unicom’s network in China. It will also be available for purchase at retail outlets. What is so striking about the news is that Nokia has priced the quite expensively for China. The Nokia Lumia 1020 price in China is 5999 CNY which is around 980USD.

China is the biggest smartphone market in the world and Nokia is aiming to release the best ever Windows phone on a three year contract at an easy price tag of USD 163. The Lumia 1020 has got the trademark PureView technology. The phone comes with whole lot of camera features. The Pro Camera allows you feature like dual capture. The Smart Camera lets you snap professional kind of photos. Apart from the camera technology, all the other specs are quite similar to that of Lumia 920.

Sad thing is that Lumia 1020 is runs Windows Phone 8 OS with GDR2 update that means unless GDR3 arrives Windows Phone powered devices will not support 1080p full HD display. The Lumia 1020’s 4.5inch display supports 720p resolution. It is powered with 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and 2GB RAM. There is no external storage feature but it comes with an onboard storage capacity of 32GB.

In US, AT&T is the only network that is going to supply the Lumia 1020. Major networks like Sprint and Verizon have not announced anything on supporting the device. May be other networks are just waiting for good response and later on they may also start offering the device. However, until then it is going to available only on AT&T. Until it arrives on other networks, Nokia will continue to lose many customers.

The new Lumia 1020 seems to be very promising. The snaps taken from the Lumia 1020 appear as if it has been taken from a DSLR camera. Also, the onboard camera is capable of snapping stunning photos in low lighting conditions. Even the videos shot from the camera appear very rich and crisp and by far offers the best results ever offered by any smartphone. Thanks to the optical image stabilization onboard, the videos recorded with it can record clear visuals.

5 Reasons on Why You Should Consider Purchasing Nokia Lumia 1020

August 5, 2013 By Troy Rubenson 1 Comment

There are plenty of reasons why Nokia Lumia 1020 is a phone you should consider buying. It goes without saying it the best camera phone available in the market. But apart from that there are some other reasons why Nokia Lumia 1020 can be your next phone.

Some may say compared to Apple and Android, Windows Phone has got less apps in the Windows app store. However, we feel that Windows Phone app store has got all the famous apps onboard which Google Play store and Apple App Store has. It has got meaningful apps instead of unnecessary free apps that can be found in its massive competitors. Here are some strong features that make the phone very irresistible.

Stunning Camera
The 41MP camera on the Nokia Lumia 1020 is the USP of this smartphone. No other phone in the market can give it any competition when it comes to snapping high resolution photos and videos. It is capable of recording videos and snap photos with amazing clarity in dim lighting conditions. When it snaps photos, interpolation does not happen. It comes with Xenon flash. The Nokia Pro Cam app offers all the features that you get with a DSLR camera.

Easy to Carry Around
It is not a bulky device with huge screen. There are many devices in the market that have around 5 inch screen which makes it very uneasy for people to carry it around. The AMOLED display screen of Nokia Lumia 1020 is of 4.5inch and it offers a display resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels. The images appear very crystal clear and vibrant on the screen. The PureMotion HD+ technology truly helps in churning out amazing viewing experience for consumers.

Wireless Charger
You don’t need to carry your regular wired charger with you for your Nokia Lumia 1020 as it comes with a wireless charger. You can purchase a Wireless Charging Cover from any of the popular online store. At the moment, Microsoft is only offering black colored accessory for the Lumia phones. So, if color is not a major concern, you can opt for this cool accessory and carry it along wherever you go.

Tough Screen Protection
Gorilla Glass which is a display screen protection technology is being used by several brands including Nokia. However, the latest Gorilla Glass 3 has debuted on the Nokia Lumia 1020. The glass is tougher, durable and more damage resistant. It takes three times more the power to scratch the screen on the newest Gorilla Glass 3.

Do More with Lumia 1020
When it comes to productivity, the Lumia 1020 gives whole lot of features. There are many business apps onboard such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, Lync, SkyDrive cloud storage service, Microsoft Office suite and many more. So, it is not a good with great camera but a powerful phone with manifold productivity features that will make you spend more time on your phone doing your professional work.

So, the Lumia 1020 is one of the most competitive phones available in the market. What do you think about it? Is it worth buying? What about the price tag? Do let us know your views on the Lumia 1020.

Nokia Lumia 1020, 41 Megapixel Camera Windows Phone 8 Smartphone Surfaces

July 12, 2013 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Nokia has unveiled the new Lumia 1020 smartphone that comes with a staggering 41 megapixel camera. The Windows Phone 8 powered smartphone is expected to be available at AT&T stores on 26^th of July in US. Nokia has describes the powerful camera capabilities of the phone by saying it has got ‘more detail than the eye can see’.

The Finnish company has revealed that the phone will be available for $299.99 at AT&T on a two year contract. If you are interested in buying the phone, you can preorder it from July 16^th. Even though the Lumia 1020 is packed with whole of features, the major feature is undoubtedly the 41 megapixel shooter.

Nokia has packed in an ultralarge camera lens which consists of six Carl-Zeiss lenses coupled with the firm’s very own PureView technology. The camera is supported with optical image stabilization. The powerful Xenon flash lets you snap highly detailed photos in dim lighting conditions. It has also got a smaller flash that complements the Xenon flash. It comes with 3x high resolution zoom, manual and autofocus.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 can be used to record 1080p full HD videos at 30fsp. The ‘dual capture’ feature allows you to snap photos of different resolutions at the same time. Tech analysts who have reviewed the phone have concluded that the camera quality is the best compared to any phone in the market. The Lumia 1020 is surely a competitor phone for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom.

Nokia is surely to cover the lost ground in the smartphones market by using Microsoft’s Windows Phone – an OS which is struggling to keep up with the competition with the likes of Android and iOS. Nokia feels that unlike before people are now very much interested in sharing photos and video and this is the reason why the company is also focusing on producing phones with better cameras along with regular phones.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom which comes with 16MP camera and the iPhone 5 are no competition to the 41 megapixel Nokia Lumia 1020. Moreover, the phone’s camera is even better than some of the compact digital camera. Camera experts may feel that higher megapixels do not mean that it can take great photos but the quality of the lens is more important. Well, Nokia has managed to pack in supreme quality lens and higher megapixels in the Lumia 1020.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with 4.5 inch Super AMOLED PureMotion HD+ display that supports a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. Nokia’s Clear Back technology does well in avoiding outdoor glare. The display is well protected with the latest Gorilla Glass 3. Since it is predecessor to the Lumia 920, it also features the same ultrasensitive touchscreen which allows you to operate the screen by using your fingernail or gloved hand.

The Lumia 1020 is powered with 1.5GHz dual-core qualcomm snapdragon S4 CPU. The inbuilt storage capacity is of 32GB. It is complemented with 7GB of cloud storage space from SkyDrive from Microsoft. The phone does not come with external microSD storage. The other features of t the phone includes 2GB RAM, an extra 1020mAh battery apart from the main battery, LTE and HSPA+, NFC and Bluetooth.

Nokia is now started to flood the market by unveiling the Lumia 1020 soon after it announced the Lumia 925 and the Lumia 928. Nokia is also doing a great job to make available smartphones at every possible price point.

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