And we'll have the same thread when Nokia launches another flagship asking if 1020 is dead...
Come on, time takes a toll on every piece of technology, its not obsolete, but the kingdom it ruled has shrunk.
There is something to be said about that obsolescence, though. That would be, of course, that we don't have a replacement device. The 1020's camera is great and all, but its non-camera guts leave a lot to be desired, as the SoC is that SAME SoC from early-2012--the one found in the Galaxy S III, Windows Phone 8 Lumias 810-928, and the Blackberry Z10. The Galaxy S4 and HTC One are arguably mid-cycle right now, and they're running stuff that can benchmark at twice the level of the MSM 8960 I'm talking about.
I know that the 1520 is coming, but there is potential that it won't do THAT well, considering the screen. In addition, we don't know if it will be a Snapdragon 600 or 800 device. If it's a 600, then we're AGAIN talking about lagging hardware, as the competing devices in that size bracket (namely, the Note 3) are running the 800. Regardless, we need a proper 92x successor NOW, because the release cycle of Windows Phone hardware is off from the competition, meaning we're seeing Windows Phone devices release 6-8 months into that 12-month cycle for the competition, and when it DOES do that, it release "me-too" specs, rather than giving a compelling set of hardware over what has been out since March.