So Nokia just let loose its worst kept secret of a phone, called the Nokia Lumia 1020. As you know by now, we covered the event live from New York and we brought you our hands on, with some pics of the device. We are now bringing you the complete walk through of the device in photos and some more, so dive in!
I just got my hands on the shiny new Nokia Lumia 1020 with some brilliant camera features. The camera is a 41 Megapixel Pureview camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It feels slightly heavy at 158g but a lot lighter than the Lumia 920 and slightly more than the 925. Watch the hands on video below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands On”
In a teeny tiny statement on Nokia’s Press site, it has been mentioned that the much awaited video based social network Vine is coming to Windows Phone 8 soon, in the official form. Along with Vine, the different social network Path and the best mobile magazine experience Flipboard too is coming to Windows Phone 8 very soon, Nokia announced. It was revealed in Microsoft’s //build/ conference that Flipboard will be coming to Windows 8 and it was then revealed to the press that it was coming to Windows Phone 8 too. With these popular apps coming to the Windows Phone 8, will it finally be relevant at least across casual users? We’ll see.
Continue reading “Official Vine, Path and Flipboard apps coming to Windows Phone 8”
At an event in New York, Nokia has just announced the long awaited Lumia 1020. The phone combines the stunning 41MP sensor seen first on the PureView 808 with the Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) system of the Lumia 920 to create an imaging powerhouse. An improvement over the 808’s sensor is the back side illumination technology built in.The phone saves both full resolution as well as an oversampled image simultaneously when you shoot. The oversampled image combines 7 adjoining pixels to create a super pixel with greater detail, clarity and extremely low noise. The optical image stabilization system uses ball bearings to keep video absolutely stable. The Xenon flash helps to achieve that in low light conditions. The Lumia 1020 uses the new six lens optical system that should allow for superior image quality. To take advantage of the advanced hardware on the handset, Nokia has built a new Pro Cam application that gives the user full control over the camera including manual exposure, focus and shutter speed controls. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera, OIS, Xenon flash announced”
We are in New York City for the Nokia Zoom Reinvented event where the company is expected to show of the Lumia 1020 with some kick ass imaging capabilities and a rumored 41 Megapixel camera for the first time on Windows Phone ! Stay tuned to the FoneArena live blog for minute by minute updates from the event floor. The live blog is embedded below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 Zoom Reinvented Event Live Blog”
The long wait is finally coming to an end, with today’s launch of the much expected and awaited camera flagship from Nokia. Ever since the Nokia 808 launched in February 2012, the device has been unanimously praised as the world’s best camera on a phone, and it has stayed true even now. Efforts to dethrone the 808 have been unsuccessful till now, even with Nokia’s other PureView’s cameras, but that was not really their notion anyway. The Nokia 808 PureView phase I, it was called, once the Nokia Lumia 920 released with other capabilities, which was denoted as PureView phase II. Reported claims of specifications, images, hardware shots, accessories have all leaked out to the internet way before the device has even officially launched. So, what do we know about it till now? Find out all the details below.
UPDATE: AT&T just outed 3 promo videos –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRV2KTcGz50
Looks like the camera UI is much better than what we had imagined, anyway read on for more videos below.
The popular soccer video game, FIFA 13, is finally available on Windows Phone 8 devices. However there’s a catch as the game is exclusive to Nokia Lumia devices only. Gameloft & EA game is now available on the WP8 as well and has been priced at $4.99.
The game has 30 different leagues, 500 licensed teams. A fair bit of customization options are also provided including the ability to chose your kit and change the line up. As is expected from a FIFA game, it is possible to tweak the scenarios just as you want them. The game has 15000 players as well as 32 stadiums to chose from. You get a tournament mode as well as practice modes, penalty shoot out mode. The game comes with achievements and works with Xbox Live. The download size is a rather massive 951MB. You can click through to the source link to download the game on your Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 device.
[Via – Windows Phone Store]
Nokia is expected to unveil the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York in less than 12 hours. Press image of the phone surfaced earlier this week that shows off more colors and details about the 41-megapixel camera. Now a source of Unleashthephones have revealed complete specifications of the device and WP Central says they can confirm the specs with their sources. The phone would come with a 4.5-inch display similar to the Lumia 925, but it would also have a 6 element smartphone lens and HAAC mics for rich recording similar to the device. The display would have 2.5D sculpted glass with gorilla glass protection and High Brightness Mode, Sunlight readability, Super sensitive touch for nail and glove usage. The phone would be powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, but we don’t have the exact model of the chip yet. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 complete specs surface, 6 element lens, 2GB RAM and more”
Foursquare, popular location-based check-in service has launched a new app for Nokia Series 40 (S40) devices including Asha devices. This would let the Nokia series 40 user to check-in to places easily, get awesome deals in the places around you, get recommendations for places to go to, and share your check-ins on Facebook and Twitter. Continue reading “Foursquare releases a new app for Nokia Series 40 devices”
HERE, the location asset that Nokia is proud of, has just been announced for all Windows Phone 8 devices, not just a Nokia Lumia. This is a significant step towards Nokia’s contribution to the Windows Phone ecosystem, even though Nokia owns a majority of the market share. Devices like the HTC 8X will now be graced with HERE navigation and location apps that you get for free on Nokia Lumia smartphones. The apps include HERE Maps, HERE Transit and HERE Drive(with Drive+ for Global navigation). The picture above tells you the availability and the pricing of the new HERE apps that will be released for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones this week, with an update for all the Nokia Lumia devices.
Nokia Lumia 1020 for the AT&T surfaced earlier this month. The phone did not have a name till recently and was called EOS and Elivis. There were rumors that the phone would be called the Lumia 909, but the Lumia 1020 name was confirmed by the Microsoft Windows Phone Vice President Joe Belfiore recently. Now WP Central has leaked the press image of the international version of the Lumia 1020 in new colors, Yellow, White and Black. It also says that the Nokia 909 was an early name for it but the Lumia 1020 is the final name for the release.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and the Nokia 808 PureView are somewhat similar products, with both the devices aimed at cameraphone enthusiasts looking at packing the best camera on a phone. While the approach taken by the two companies are largely different, the intention remains the same. One has added phone features to a point and shoot camera, while the other has added a point and shoot level camera on a phone. But in terms of camera, for a novice user who doesn’t dabble with too many settings, how do these devices fare? Lets find out.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiipogKXoxk
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom vs Nokia 808 PureView Camera Comparison”
Nokia launched the Nokia Music with Mix Radio for Lumia devices last year, now it’s available for select Asha touch devices, Nokia Asha 305, 308, 310 and 311 in India. The Mix Radio is a free music streaming service that allows consumers to discover new music and also create and listen to their own personalised mixes in the form of radio stations customized for different regions and genres, on Nokia Asha Smartphones. Continue reading “Nokia Music with Mix Radio launched for select Asha touch devices in India”
We have been playing around with the Nokia Lumia 925 for a while, and had unboxed it to provide a first look of the device, but there is a lot more to talk about. While the 4.5 inch AMOLED screen, the six element lens and the new design and build are the major hardware changes from the 920, the software here is the star, called as the Nokia Amber update. The Amber update, is actually additive to the Windows Phone GDR2 release that brings some minor improvements to all Windows Phone devices. The Amber update though, brings a lot of usable improvements exclusively to Nokia Lumia devices. Lets go through every one of them.
Psst, if you’re lazy to go through the text, here’s a video explaining every feature in the Amber update –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACOEAbO9Em8
Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 925: What’s New in the Amber Update?”
Camera360 has partnered with Nokia to pre-install the Camera360 app on the Lumia 925, the latest Lumia smartphone. The app would come pre-loaded on the device following its sales start in China from 28th June 2013. So it is clear that only new devices would come with the app pre-installed, since we did not find the app on our device that we unboxed last month. Camera360 has also announced that the app has been optimized for the device for better images. Continue reading “Camera360 app to be pre-installed on the Nokia Lumia 925”
