Nokia unveiled the successor to the flagship Lumia 920/925 smartphones in New York City today. The Lumia 1020 features an unprecedented 41 megapixel sensor, the first for a Windows Phone (Nokia sold the Pureview 808 Symbian phone in certain markets last year and that device had 41 megapixels as well).
Then Lumia 1020 is said to feature the "largest back side illuminated sensor available on a smartphone." It also has a Gorilla Glass 3 covered 4.5-inch 1,280 x 768 pixels (at a 16:9 aspect ratio) AMOLED PureMotion HD+ display. In terms of apps, the Nokia Pro Camera app is what pushes the envelope in terms of functionality. Allowing users to manually adjust flash, ISO, focus, shutter speed, white balance and exposure, it is the best way to optimize the camera's optics and approximate a standalone camera. Add the Carl Zeiss optics, improved stabilization and this is one capable cameraphone, at least in terms of specs. We're still waiting on when the Lumia 1020 will come to Canada and with which carrier.