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• History Repeating Itself? Nokia and Samsungs Camera War
• Pics: Detailed Lumia 925 Lens Assembly (High Resolution Images)
• Nokia Impresses With the Latest Lumia 925 & Zeiss Lens Adverts
• Win a Nokia Lumia 920, silicon cases, Fatboy Pillow and double passes to Man of Steel
• Nokia EOS/Lumia 1020 may actually be called Nokia 909
• Nokia EOS/Lumia 1020 coming to UK by August 2013?
• LeakyLeak: Back of the Nokia EOS/Elvis/Lumia 1020 for AT&T #41MP
• Video: Hardware & Design Comparison between lumia 925 and Lumia 920
• LeakyLeak: At&t Branded Lumia 1020 (EOS) Shows Off “Pro Cam”

History Repeating Itself? Nokia and Samsungs Camera War Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:22 AM PDT Let’s admit it, in our minds the two top qualities that we seem to associate with Nokia are build quality and amazing cameras, for the past decade or so Nokia have been blowing us away with some of the most amazing imaging technologies we’ve ever dreamt of; from the N82 and N95, to the N8 and 808 and more recently with the 920/928/925 and hopefully next month the EOS. It seems however that there is a pattern of sorts emerging between Nokia and Samsung, the two seem to be releasing their camera flagships on about the same cycle, this pattern has been mostly hidden by the fact that most of Samsung’s phones were absolute garbage. Back when Nokia released the N95 in 2006 with the then revolutionary 5 megapixel camera, Samsung went ahead and introduced their G800 with 5 megapixels of its own and the slogan “Photographer’s choice”. No thanks I’ll pass. Then around the time Nokia released the N8 with its amazing 12 Mp camera (which remains to this day one of the best imaging devices out there) Samsung released the M8910 Pixar, with a 12 Mp camera. Once again Nokia killed it in terms of imaging performance, and Samsung’s device fell into obscurity. More recently (last year) Samsung pretty much gave up on the phone part of camera phones, and pushed out the Galaxy Camera, which was basically a point and shoot camera running android (and 4G connectivity), with the slogan”Camera. Reborn”. But surprise surprise, we were unimpressed with its results as it failed to beat the Camera king, the crazy 41Mp wielding Nokia 808 And of course just a few weeks ago Samsung announced its latest imaging oriented device, the “galaxy zoom”, although it looks as if Samsung chose to pretend that their previous attempts at a proper imaging device never happened; given the first sentence of their press release: A revolutionary new device that converges the best of a high performance smartphone and camera, the GALAXY S4 zoom delivers the best of both worlds  Of course we have yet to see what Nokia’s EOS will offer in terms of actual imaging performance, but if the past few years are anything to go by I think it’s safe for Nokia to mock Samsung’s attempts all they want. Of course even the best camera phone in the world would mean absolutely nothing if Nokia don’t market the hell out of it, so please Nokia; making a great device isn’t enough, don’t wait for people to buy it, you have to SELL it.

Pics: Detailed Lumia 925 Lens Assembly (High Resolution Images) Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:14 AM PDT Here are some pretty awesome and super detailed/high res images of the Lumia 925′s lens/camera assembly for all you imaging geeks out there. When I think of a camera assembly in a phone I don’t think I ever realized exactly how many components are in there, that makes the feat of slimming down the Lumia 920 to the 925′s (8.5mm) all the more impressive. Now if only we had a couple of the EOS’s camera assembly; but then again I don’t think our little hearts could handle it. *Warning the images below are VERY large (some are 6 mbs) so be patient.

Nokia Impresses With the Latest Lumia 925 & Zeiss Lens Adverts Posted: 04 Jul 2013 09:49 AM PDT Nokia have just released two pretty awesome adverts on their youtube channel ; one showing off the lens technology of the Lumia 925 and all the amazing innovations that are part of it, and the second about Nokia’s deep relationship with Carl Zeiss. They’re both pretty amazing adverts (possibly due to the new marketing team?), check them out below and let us know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8mjC0PXgs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQqtOZgZNf8&feature=youtu.be I love this type of advert which appeals to the consumer by actually explaining what makes these phones so awesome, plus it has the always appealing “truth factor” (it really reminded me of the Nokia promo with the “we’ve lost some battles” line). I’d love to see more of these types of adverts from Nokia, and not just on Youtube; but on TV and anywhere else they can get their hands on as well. It seems at least someone on the internet agrees with me: @AliQudsi do they air them? they are better than the ones right now on TV IMO — Harshadeep (@harsha_crash) July 4, 2013 There’s no reason simple billboards giving a deeper picture about the amount of technology in these phones shouldn’t be put up either. Hopefully Nokia will get it together before the EOS launch and get their marketing team in gear for a  proper launch.

Win a Nokia Lumia 920, silicon cases, Fatboy Pillow and double passes to Man of Steel Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:50 AM PDT   Nokia Australia got in touch with us about a competition their running to win a 920 and some awesome Superman gear   We just wanted to give you a heads up about a daily competition we are running for Nokia on Twitter. We're giving away customised Man of Steel Nokia Lumia 920 silicon cases, customised Fatboy Pillow and double pass to the film thanks to Warner Bros. Pictures. To enter, our followers need to reply to @NokiaAustralia with their answer to a daily Man of Steel question using the hashtag #NokiaPowerAU – the most creative response wins! We thought this might be of interest to readers of My Nokia blog, and if you'd like more info on the competition you can find the full T&Cs here: bit.ly/17x7YUw. Please see below for a couple of examples from earlier in the week. - Nokia

Nokia EOS/Lumia 1020 may actually be called Nokia 909 Posted: 04 Jul 2013 08:04 AM PDT   Apparently the Nokia EOS, which was said to be called Nokia Lumia 1020 may in fact be called Nokia 909, following the lines of the previous 41MP Beast, the Nokia 808. So, it’s still a 9xx series but it’s lower than the released 920/925/928 despite having a super advanced camera. Hopefully that won’t confuse people. The naming system of Lumia is getting confusing now. It might be easier to market. Nine oh Nine. Nokia Nine oh Nine. I’m liking the Ns. What would the successor be? What’s the 1020 then? Does it even exist? Is the 10xx series a totally different thing? Source: @evleaks

Nokia EOS/Lumia 1020 coming to UK by August 2013? Posted: 04 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT CNet UK says their sources indicate the Nokia 1020/Nokia EOS is coming to the UK next month (August) 2013. Precise words were ‘roughly a month’. CNet were worried that as an AT&T launch, it might be a US exclusive (the only ‘unique’ exclusive handset for the US so far has been the 928 right?). It would be the first proper taste the UK will have to a 41mp sensor since we didn’t really get to see the 808 here. I can’t wait to see it and experience what it does on the imaging and video front . Source: CNet

LeakyLeak: Back of the Nokia EOS/Elvis/Lumia 1020 for AT&T #41MP Posted: 04 Jul 2013 06:54 AM PDT Here’s the back of the Nokia EOS/Lumia 1020. You’ve seen it a few times but here’s what looks more like a press pic. Note the large circle for the huge camera sensor. Nice Xenon Flash present with an LED (probably for focus and video lighting). 41MP noted. Also notice the two pins (not three? huh) for wireless charging at the bottom.   Via: @Evleaks

Video: Hardware & Design Comparison between lumia 925 and Lumia 920 Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:58 AM PDT In case you guys wanted a closer look at the lumia 925′s beautiful aluminum body and polycarb back; here’s a video detailing all the design, weight and dimension differences between the two devices; enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33MahC486fI And here’s an arabic version of it (I got some good feedback on the unboxing so decided to do this one in Arabic as well) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoJgm0sMf7Y

LeakyLeak: At&t Branded Lumia 1020 (EOS) Shows Off “Pro Cam” Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:07 PM PDT As if we needed anymore confirmation that the 1020/Eos is a killer camera phone, the latest press shots show off a new app called “Nokia Pro Cam” what that is we don’t know for sure. But it’s a safe bet to assume it enables deeper setting changes (like the 808′s camera UI) and maybe even sliding your finger to zoom in? The phone has the At&t branding and apps on it, which confirms our suspicions and rumors of it being an At&t device all along (Eos = Elvis (for At&t) = 1020) https://twitter.com/evleaks/status/352613545365606401

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