Titbit: Nokia 1020 confirmed for 17th September release

The amazing Nokia 1020 smartphone with the 41/38MP camera has been confirmed for release in Australia on the 17th of September.

The undiscounted price is expected to be $899.

I have to admit, even though I only recently bought the Nokia 720—which I highly recommend—I am very tempted to go for a 1020. I will probably wait until the outright price goes down to around $699. I think that $899 is just too much to pay for a phone even if it does have a world-leading six element sensor-stabilised true-zoom 41/38M camera in it.

The one downside of the 1020 is battery life. The 720 has a ‘normal phone-only usage’ battery life of 3.5 days and I can attest that this is easily achievable. But the 1020 is only rated at 2 days. I really do like the very long life of the battery in the 720 but for that amazing camera I might be tempted to put up with the lower battery life.

For anyone who wants a Nokia 920, which was once the flagship Nokia phone, you can now pick these up for about $360 outright if you shop around.