Convince yourself, nobody cares what phone you use.
I wouldn't advise you to give the 1020 another try, greynightshirt, at least not yet.So, what I want from you is to convince me to try again with another 1020 ;-)
In addition to that, a non-removable battery and software stability issues (you experienced some of these problems already).
- This camera has some severe deficiencies that can't be influenced by the software (i.e. oversaturation)
- This camera is worse than the Nokia 808 camera, and with its incorrect colours even worse than the Nokia N8
I've had a 1020 for two weeks (64GB o2 Version from Germany), had quite a few problems with it and had to return it. I'm back to my 820, while it works flawlessly and I love the little thing to bits, after using the 1020 for a while I just feel like something is missing.
So, what I want from you is to convince me to try again with another 1020 ;-) I know this is probably stupid but I've been a bit burned with electronic purchases the past two years.
- Bought a Galaxy Note in early 2012, had to exchange it (headphone jack not working properly)
- Bought a Lumia 820 first in December 2012, had to exchange it (graphic issues, battery issues, turning off and restarting itself issues, as far as I remember)
- Bought a Acer W510 Windows tablet, also had to exchange it for another one (too many problems to count with my first one)
- Just bought the Lumia 1020 and had to return it (battery issues, touch screen problems, touch button problems, freezing & restarting itself problems)
(- I feel I should mention that I bought an iPhone 3Gs in the middle of these problems which didn't have any issues whatsoever. Don't want to go back to iPhone though, especially not now with iOS 7. I love WP.)
So, I'm weary. Really, really weary. I'd love to try again with another 1020 but what if I get another faulty one. Do I exchange again? And again? I'm just so tired of this. I just want a functioning phone :unhappy:
Please help. I really want the 1020.
You could always wait for the 1520 that's coming out soon. That thing is a beast!
I wouldn't advise you to give the 1020 another try, greynightshirt, at least not yet.
For sure the 1020's most important feature is its camera, but:
In addition to that, a non-removable battery and software stability issues (you experienced some of these problems already).
- This camera has some severe deficiencies that can't be influenced by the software (i.e. oversaturation)
- This camera is worse than the Nokia 808 camera, and with its incorrect colours even worse than the Nokia N8
- Videos recorded in quiet enviroments suffer from static noise, produced by the camera optics, which is absolutely annoying for someone recording (legally) musical events.
Here are two German reviews that aren't listed in Muessig's All About the Lumia 1020 thread, but they might be worth reading in order to make your decision pro or contra the Lumia 1020:
I do regret having sold my Nokia N8 in favour of the 1020: Now I have a phone with a worse camera, more software bugs and less user-friendliness.
Unfortunately, MS/Nokia took both the N8 and the 808 off the market in the meantime.
Convince yourself, nobody cares what phone you use.
Convince yourself, nobody cares what phone you use.
Put another way (sugar-coated). Don't rely anyone else to make decisions for you. Or convince you into a decision. You will simply be dissappointed in the long run.
- Bought a Lumia 820 first in December 2012, had to exchange it (graphic issues, battery issues, turning off and restarting itself issues, as far as I remember)
- Bought a Acer W510 Windows tablet, also had to exchange it for another one (too many problems to count with my first one)
- Just bought the Lumia 1020 and had to return it (battery issues, touch screen problems, touch button problems, freezing & restarting itself problems)
I've had a 1020 for two weeks (64GB o2 Version from Germany), had quite a few problems with it and had to return it. I'm back to my 820, while it works flawlessly and I love the little thing to bits, after using the 1020 for a while I just feel like something is missing.
So, what I want from you is to convince me to try again with another 1020 ;-) I know this is probably stupid but I've been a bit burned with electronic purchases the past two years.
- Bought a Galaxy Note in early 2012, had to exchange it (headphone jack not working properly)
- Bought a Lumia 820 first in December 2012, had to exchange it (graphic issues, battery issues, turning off and restarting itself issues, as far as I remember)
- Bought a Acer W510 Windows tablet, also had to exchange it for another one (too many problems to count with my first one)
- Just bought the Lumia 1020 and had to return it (battery issues, touch screen problems, touch button problems, freezing & restarting itself problems)
(- I feel I should mention that I bought an iPhone 3Gs in the middle of these problems which didn't have any issues whatsoever. Don't want to go back to iPhone though, especially not now with iOS 7. I love WP.)
So, I'm weary. Really, really weary. I'd love to try again with another 1020 but what if I get another faulty one. Do I exchange again? And again? I'm just so tired of this. I just want a functioning phone :unhappy:
Please help. I really want the 1020.
One main criterion for a good camera is color neutrality. Lumia 1020 photos are known for sometimes being tinted and on the whole they have a tendency to be oversaturated and oversharpened. Whether or not someone likes this is a matter of taste. But the possibility of a later correction via postprocessing does not make a failing camera better or its inadequateness less worse. I think you will agree.Saturation can be fixed in post. [...]
One main criterion for a good camera is color neutrality. Lumia 1020 photos are known for sometimes being tinted and on the whole they have a tendency to be oversaturated and oversharpened. Whether or not someone likes this is a matter of taste. But the possibility of a later correction via postprocessing does not make a failing camera better or its inadequateness less worse. I think you will agree.
The 1020 camera software is at an early stage though; I hope that Nokia will add the ability to take photographs with more natural colors in future updates, so both of us would be pleased.
What I mean becomes obvious here:I'm really baffled by your comments. I happened to own the N8, 808 AND the 1020. The 1020 beats both of them hands down. I was never impressed by the N8 - too soft and fuzzy. The 808 rectified that, and the 1020 tops it up with even sharper images and especially in lowlight conditions.