Nokia 1020 due for release in the US in August
The 1020 is Nokia’s new flagship Windows Phone.
The 1020 looks much like the 920, which looks much like the 720 and the 820.
So what is different?
The 1020 is lighter than the 920. So those that complained that the 920 is too heavy then that has been fixed in the 1020.
But the biggest point of interest in the 1020 is its amazing camera. It has a 41MP camera. But … it does NOT produce 41MP pictures. It produces very high quality—for a smartphone—5MP pictures.
So, you might ask: What’s with the 41MP camera then?
To get the full details you should do your own research on the Web but there are four things I can probably jot down pretty quickly.
Sharper focus: The camera in the 1020 has an extra lens element compared to most (maybe all) existing smartphone cameras. This, combined with the 41MP sensor, allows for better accuracy of focus. On top of this the 1020 picks the best pixel out of an array of 7 and then builds the resulting 5MP output picture using the best pixels from the 41MP of picture that was taken.
Less motion blur: The 1020 camera has an improve anti-shake mechanism that is much like the anti-shake mechanism found in high-end compact and DSLR cameras.
Awesome digital zoom: Because the 1020 has 41MP of image to work with it can produce much better digital zoom images. According to reviews, the digital zoom on the 1020 produces a final picture almost as good as having optical zoom. If this is true this will be a massive improvement over all current digital zooms in every other smartphone camera.
Comes with the Windows 8 Update: Nokia are indicating that the 1020 will ship with the recently announced Windows Phone 8 update. This update will not be available for other Windows Phone 8 users until later in the year.
For those interested there is more information available at sites like Engadget and the WinSuperSite.
I have no idea when the 1020 would be available in Australia.
