Nokia Lumia 1020 gets internals revealed in first teardown

30 July, 2013
See what makes the Lumia 1020 tick, and how Nokia managed to fit a 41MP camera sensor in such a small frame.

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  • 29 Oct 2013

PARAG B, 31 Jul 2013earkier nokia fanboys were saying that they do not need 2 g... moreDid trolls get technical knowledge workshops so they can asses why the 2 GB was added??!

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    • AnonD-172933
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    • 23 Aug 2013

    AnonD-160131, 01 Aug 2013Nope, Symbian was not killed by Apple! It was killed by Elop!No no. Nokia was killed by Samsung's Android phones.

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      • navee
      • vGP
      • 01 Aug 2013

      What's is nccd?

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        • Anonymous
        • ajU
        • 01 Aug 2013

        AnonD-160131, 01 Aug 2013Nope, Symbian was not killed by Apple! It was killed by Elop!Apple inculcated people with the belief that a featurephone with an easy-to-use pseudo-OS is preferable to a PC complement. Until then, Symbian was the number 1 OS in the world. Apple are destroying the market.

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          • saS
          • 01 Aug 2013

          Anonymous, 31 Jul 2013Symbian was the best OS ever made, but now it's been killed... moreNope, Symbian was not killed by Apple!
          It was killed by Elop!

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            • ajU
            • 31 Jul 2013

            uh, 31 Jul 2013not really, Android is not even RTOS (Real-Time Operating S... moreSymbian was the best OS ever made, but now it's been killed by Apple, so we're left with the next best option, i.e. Android. It may not have real-time multitasking, but it still has a multitasking option, unlike WP8 (for many apps), and iOS.

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              • 31 Jul 2013

              earkier nokia fanboys were saying that they do not need 2 gb RAM now they r not saying anything when nokia realised that they need 2 gb ram on there phones same goes for the quad core and dual core processers comeon nokia fanboues stop being HYPOCRITE.

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                • 31 Jul 2013

                Guru, 31 Jul 2013It looks Familiar, looks like the internals of an iphone 4.... morelol... nokia has that internal for almost all of their devices... dont be silly my friend... nokia is known for clean works.

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                  • 31 Jul 2013

                  Anonymous, 31 Jul 2013Still, apart from Symbian, Android is the best OS out there... morenot really, Android is not even RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) how can you say that?
                  Symbian is the real RTOS which makes REAL TIME multitasking..
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                    • PAX
                    • 31 Jul 2013

                    gsmarena please give place to post comments on blogs

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                      • 31 Jul 2013

                      Duhhh, 31 Jul 2013What a stupid question, why would you even want to?my thoughts exactly. :P

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                        • tet
                        • 31 Jul 2013

                        you r correct.in my galaxy every app running behind i used rebooter(app) to avoid that.every time ram eating.windows and ios not doing that...waste of ram and battery

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                          • 31 Jul 2013

                          I'd like to know how much more value I can get with regards to apps should I own an Adroid phone as opposed to a WP8 phone?

                          My main interests are : news, weather, tv guide, documents (office, pdf), dictionary, navigation, photos, translation.

                          I'm not interested in games (That is what the console is for)

                          Thanks

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                            • AnonD-130980
                            • tet
                            • 31 Jul 2013

                            windows has bright future.i have used android,ios,rim...but windows is the best os

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                              • 31 Jul 2013

                              You are wasting your time, window Nothing Prefer %

                              today only IOS, Android......?

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                                • 31 Jul 2013

                                AnonD-169060, 31 Jul 2013Would this phone be suitable to be left out in the rain? What a stupid question, why would you even want to?

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                                  • 31 Jul 2013

                                  coca, 31 Jul 2013why not quad,,,,stupid question, why to have a big engine w... moreTo silence fanboys, who think even Symbian needed a quad-core to run well.

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                                    • 31 Jul 2013

                                    Sad Truth.., 31 Jul 2013WP8 need 1 core = Android need 4 cores WP8 need 2 cores = ... moreIt needs i7/Xeon with liquid N2 cooling.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • ajU
                                      • 31 Jul 2013

                                      True Facts, 31 Jul 2013Thats why android designed wrongly. A mobile device over... moreStill, apart from Symbian, Android is the best OS out there. Apps in the background are runninglike in a computer. In a computer background apps can downgrade performance yet nobody cares. So why should we in a phone? Also, the next generation of flagships will probably have water-cooling, so they won't overheat. Admit it, Android is very versatile.

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                                        • 31 Jul 2013

                                        the chef, 31 Jul 2013Better processors,more ram and heat issues is androids prob... moreThats why android designed wrongly.

                                        A mobile device overheats, background services running amok without user's approval? Applications running in the background SHOULD not affect overall user's experience, else it is not call "background" anymore.

                                        Every single applications that require push notification has the choice to implement their own connection to their various servers? So much bandwidth wasted?

                                        And when android managed to overheat a quad core ... its not a good sign. It means it NEED more then quad core to work properly, it cannot allocate resources properly, it cannot manage RAM properly, it simply try to provide everything as fast as it could without taking into smooth animation (result is jerky UI). In Jellybean, it tried to keep everything into a 60fps cycle.. but still fails unless you have high end device.

                                        This is a reason they did not release 5.0 yet. Because they know even with 4.3 its junk. And besides, it will still lag even with 1 app installed only or 999 app installed.