The forgotten smartphone: Nokia Lumia 1020

February 20, 2022 Luisa Rey

For this edition of ‘The forgotten smartphone’ we go back to the time when Microsoft released colorful devices under the brand name ‘Nokia’. We discuss the legendary Nokia Lumia 1020.

Nokia Lumia 1020

Microsoft has been able to release devices under the Nokia name for years. Of course at the time the smartphones were equipped with the Windows Phone operating system. The Nokia Lumia 1020 was one of these and had to be a worthy alternative to devices with, for example, Android and the iPhone from Apple.

Camera

The Nokia Lumia 1020 mainly revolved around the use of the camera. On the back, the Lumia was equipped with a 41 megapixel so-called PureView camera. This technique was applied by the Finnish manufacturer in several devices. It didn’t stop there in terms of possibilities. There was autofocus, optical image stabilization, an aperture of f/2.2, Xenon and LED flash and 4x digital zoom. With optical image stabilization, the 1020 was one of the first smartphones with this.

In addition, you could make your videos with the video camera in Full HD. The lens was a 26 mm lens, so you got a lot of footage captured. You could also hold the phone closer to subjects to capture small subjects well. The Nokia Lumia 1020 was also equipped with an extensive camera app full of settings that you could adjust manually. You could also take RAW photos with the Nokia device. On the front was a 1.2 megapixel front camera.

Nokia Lumia 1020

Other details

However, the Lumia 1020 had even more to offer. There was a 4.5 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. In addition, the Snapdragon S4 Plus dual-core processor ensured that everything continued to work, and the phone was also equipped with 2GB RAM with 32GB storage space. You had to do it with this, because a memory card slot was not found on the Lumia.

We also saw WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS with HERE Maps navigation app, a 2000 mAh battery and even NFC. The smartphone came with Windows Phone 8 and was later upgraded to Windows Phone 8.1. Unfortunately, the yellow, white or black colored phone did not get an update to Windows Phone 10.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 was also released in our country. You had to deposit an amount of 625 euros for this device.