Nokia zooms in on recovery hopes with Lumia 1020's 41-megapixel camera

[mmadhankumar]

Nokia on Thursday introduced a new smartphone, the Lumia 1020, with a powerful 41-megapixel camera in its latest bid to catch up with rivals Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc.

Tech bloggers responded enthusiastically, saying the camera quality was the highest in the market. But analysts questioned whether it was enough to help Nokia, suffering a fall in cash reserves after years of poor sales, survive.

"The hardware's a beauty on this thing," said tech website Engadget after CEO Stephen Elop demonstrated features including "floating lens" technology that adjusts for camera shake and six lenses that help produce sharper images.

The new Lumia's 41-megapixel count far exceeds those of the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, at 8 and 16 megapixels respectively. It is also higher than some compact cameras, although higher megapixels do not necessarily mean better photos as factors such as lens quality also affect the end result.

"The imaging capabilities here are extraordinary," said Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart.

But he added: "It's still a Windows Phone ... if somebody is looking for applications they're still going to look at iPhone."


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[Tech Info]

This is another 41 mp phone from Nokia. Looks good.