I've got the AT&T Nokia Lumia 1020. You've got questions. Get your answers here!

[immyperez]

I don't know if this has already been answered, but here goes...

Without the pro camera app, the phone only takes 5mp pics that are not oversampled? This also includes when using lenses???

Can someone, PLEASE CLARIFY?

I'm wondering if keeping my 920 is better - also heard low light shots are not as good! This can't be true, can it???

Edit: It appears the answers were not too hard to find after all, lol.

 

[blessthejon]

Thank you for your response. Also, do you know if the display is pentile or the newer better one, (sorry, forgot the name)?

 

[Daniel Rubino]

I don't know if this has already been answered, but here goes...

Without the pro camera app, the phone only takes 5mp pics that are not oversampled? This also includes when using lenses???

Can someone, PLEASE CLARIFY?

I'm wondering if keeping my 920 is better - also heard low light shots are not as good! This can't be true, can it???

Edit: It appears the answers were not too hard to find after all, lol.

Yeah, from what it looks like it always creates an over-sampled 5MP photo, even in the default app. The option is whether you want the full 34 or 38MP one too.

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Thank you for your response. Also, do you know if the display is pentile or the newer better one, (sorry, forgot the name)?

I believe it is pentile, though TBH it's hard to tell because it looks good.

 

[blessthejon]

Ehh, pentile is good enough. Can't really tell the difference once you're 720p+ on that size of a screen. Thank you.

 

[hcrick]

Hi Daniel,

Will the CR-200 wireless charger for the 920 also fit the 1020? The 928 apparently does not fit properly. Thanks!

 

[Kallisticker]

Hi Daniel,

have you ever used / held an 808 Pureview?
Does the hump of the 1020 support the grip as the hump of the 808 does, i.e. putting the middle finger below the hump?

Or is the 1020s hump situated to low?

 

[bassplayingmonkey]

Any idea what will happen for international release and uploading full res, ala' AT&T locker. Will we get something similar do you know, or think?

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Hi Daniel,

Will the CR-200 wireless charger for the 920 also fit the 1020? The 928 apparently does not fit properly. Thanks!

I don't know, I'd assume so. Thought it had clamps and was kind of universal, so surprised about the L928 if accurate.

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Hi Daniel,

have you ever used / held an 808 Pureview?
Does the hump of the 1020 support the grip as the hump of the 808 does, i.e. putting the middle finger below the hump?

Or is the 1020s hump situated to low?

Finger crosses the bottom half of it, keeps lens exposed. The bump doesn't interfere with the grip, it's more a texture thing that you notice it.

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Any idea what will happen for international release and uploading full res, ala' AT&T locker. Will we get something similar do you know, or think?

No idea, sorry. My bet is the SkyDrive team will have to enable it. Same within the OS.

 

[Turtle 1972]

Since you threw this out as a possible question, I can't resist: how do your cats like your new Lumia 1020?

 

[Nogitsune Micah]

Question...since it saves two copies of the photo does that mean that you have two separate albums? Or does it save both images in the camera roll album

 

[DyeLongJustice]

Are we really going to have to wait 6 months before we can unlock it in the USA? I have t-mobile, and waiting for the 920 would've sucked (I lucked out on Craigslist and got the developer edition). I'm currently rocking the LG Optimus pro which was locked to AT&T and has been out less than 6 months, but was unlockable. I'm hoping there will be a way to get the 1020 on t-mobile without paying more than the 699 price tag...

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Question...since it saves two copies of the photo does that mean that you have two separate albums? Or does it save both images in the camera roll album

Nope, you only *see* one on the phone, which you can endlessly edit, save and share unless you delete it. Only on the PC do you see both files next to each other.

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Since you threw this out as a possible question, I can't resist: how do your cats like your new Lumia 1020?

This one likes all the camera attention

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=8228EA9C20F71DDA!3142&authkey=!AF2cJ7V5p6byzw8

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Are we really going to have to wait 6 months before we can unlock it in the USA? I have t-mobile, and waiting for the 920 would've sucked (I lucked out on Craigslist and got the developer edition). I'm currently rocking the LG Optimus pro which was locked to AT&T and has been out less than 6 months, but was unlockable. I'm hoping there will be a way to get the 1020 on t-mobile without paying more than the 699 price tag...

Could buy an international one unlocked, no? Maybe wait for Rogers (would work better on T-Mobile).

 

[LMZR]

Would this be considered a worthy upgrade from the 920?

 

[SwimSwim]

How useful is that camera strap thing they throw in? Is it large enough to be comfortable, yet small enough to not slip off?

Would you recommend using the strap even when not using the camera (I.E: So it doesn't accidentally slip out of your hand and fall)?

How good is the speaker quality? Does it have clear, loud output?

And these are just more generalized questions, but:

Any suggestions on a quality case for this thing (Don't want to be breaking a $700 phone now).

And finally, I'll be moving to this device from a Lumia 900. This will be my first Windows Phone 8 device, so any suggestions on transferring from 7.8 to 8? How can I preserve my settings and data? Will I have to lose all gaming progress?

Thanks so much for doing this, it's much appreciated!

 

[Daniel Rubino]

Would this be considered a worthy upgrade from the 920?

I'll do a separate article on that