My Nokia Blog

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• Microsoft accidentally shows a pic of Nokia Glance screen with Notifications (like Symbian/N9)
• Is wearable tech the next big thing?
• The King of Camphones. First the Nokia N8, next 808 PureView – now Lumia 1020?
• Nokia P6095: Quadcore Nokia with S800, Adreno 330, 1080p?
• LeakyLeak: Nokia Smartwatch?
• MNB RG: Increased respect for Nokia, super durable from low to high end.
• Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 Durability Report (two months without a case)
• Shot on Nokia Lumia 1020: Cinematic Red Bull promo “Art of Motion”

Microsoft accidentally shows a pic of Nokia Glance screen with Notifications (like Symbian/N9) Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:50 PM PDT This was spotted on one of Microsoft’s instagram account. Note how like the Nokia N9 or previous Symbians with always on screen, not only is the clock visible but also notifications. The picture has since been deleted. BTW, the glance option on the 1020 looks different to the one on my 920 with Amber. My 920 has an additional option saying “clock AND Notifications”. It does nothing at the moment and seems to be a redundant bit as there’s another option to turn glance off. Next step perhaps is Symbian’s Sleep Screen. It would be nice to see Nokia/MS develop this further. Via WPC

Is wearable tech the next big thing? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:31 PM PDT It started when the first rumours of the Apple 'smartwatch' were surfacing (again) earlier this year, the thought was strengthened when it became clear it was Samsung that was making a wearable piece of technology. And now with the reviews of said Samsung device and ever so slight rumours about a Nokia 'smartwatch' it reached a certain point with me, do we need this kind of thing? Is this really where we are headed or is it the 3D TV of 2013/2014? Many technology writers have climbed their pens, well keyboards mostly, to proclaim that the smartwatch is the next great product, after the tablet, that will go mainstream. But why? What functional role does a smartwatch fulfil? Ok, so it can display messages real quick, show you how many emails you have unread, see that new follower you have or even be capable of returning a call, albeit that last part is ridiculously 1980's Knight Rider. ‘What functional role does a smartwatch fulfil?’ It isn't even so much the functionality that a smartwatch might house, it is also about the way a device like that looks. Most examples out there today look like what it is, a piece of technology that is fulfilling a function rather than a piece of style or even art you wear on your wrist to express yourself or complement your style. It is always there and most of the time in plain sight as well. This is where the smartwatch fails, there are semi-good looking examples, but they are still bound by design limits because of what they need to house inside of a smartwatch. What would you rather have? Left or right? Okay, so my opinion won't hold true to non-watch wearers or those who just couldn't be bothered by what is on their wrist. The latter group is perhaps the small group that buys a smartwatch, the first, however, is an interesting group. Would these people actually wear any kind of watch? Be it smart or dumb. That is a key part to the whole smartwatch idea, if one doesn't like wearing a watch why would he or she opt to wear an even heavier piece of equipment on their wrist when it doesn't even fulfil any real kind of function? I happen to like a well-designed watch, but even I wouldn't like to wear one day in day out, so would a non-watch wearer want to do that with a smartwatch? ‘These devices, future or now, have certain size constraints.’ In all honesty I am writing this from my very own personal perspective and I could very well miss the golden opportunity that these smartwatches have. However, as it stands now I fail to see the real benefit. These devices, future or now, have certain size constraints. Looking at the Galaxy Gear makes it quite obvious, it is about the maximum size that is possible without going into the abnormally large analog watch territory. So what does that give a user? A smallish 1.5-1.7 inch screen, a very small battery and a rather polarizing design to boot. While the design is a matter of opinion and personal taste the other two aren't. The small screen only allows a user to do just so much. There are  just so many lines of text that can be displayed and still be readable and interaction with the device is limited as small screen targets can't be interacted with without hitting other elements. Not only that, what point does a smartwatch serve if you still need to pull out your phone to properly read or reply to messages? But that probably isn't even the most annoying thing about having a smartwatch, that would be if you have to charge it every night, like (yes) the Samsung one. ‘…there will probably be a market for these kind of things…’ There are good point to the smartwatch idea. It can really become a complementary device to your phone, but only if certain functions like voice commands become better so you could just dictate a message without ever having pull out your phone. And Microsofts TellMe isn't up to do that just yet, maybe Cortana can help in that area. Nevertheless, there will probably be a market for these kind of things, just like there are people buying phablets there will also be those that will buy these watches. But are they the most sensible thing ever made? Or the next best thing to take the market by storm? No, not right now.

The King of Camphones. First the Nokia N8, next 808 PureView – now Lumia 1020? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:10 AM PDT Marc from the PureViewClub looks at the kings of the camera phone world, the Nokia N8, 808 and then the 1020. He says that the 920 has improved a lot due to a software update in imaging quality and so could the 1020. Whilst it’s not there in IQ compared to the 808, he says it’s damn good and better than what the competition has to offer. As a smartphone, he finds the 1020 better than the 808 in all aspects. This lends the 1020 to becoming Marc’s daily driver. His conclusion was the same as mine. 808 owners happy with the 808 (and Symbian) go stick with the 808! He recommends the 1020 if you were previously using a 920 (or even a 925). http://pureviewclub.com/2013/17842 As far as mobile imaging quality goes, I guess the simple conclusion is the Nokia 808 PureView still is King. But it's getting harder and harder to buy one (it's out of production as far as I know, and has never been available at all in some parts of the world). So now that the old King isn't quite dead yet, but his country is shrinking fast (and it never was very large to begin with), I think it's time to welcome and salute the new Prince, in the hope that future updates will turn him into a worthy successor of the Throne of Mobile Imaging. Cheers Alvester for the tip!

Nokia P6095: Quadcore Nokia with S800, Adreno 330, 1080p? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:02 AM PDT I’m not too versed in the gfxbench world but it has apparently revealed a ‘new’ Nokia with a 1080p display. This is along with a Quadcore processor, Adreno 330 (to match the s800 processor?). It is the specs we’re expecting in the Nokia phablet, the Lumia 1520. But if it’s not that (or not the 929) then what is it? http://gfxbench.com/device.jsp?benchmark=gfx27&D=Nokia+P6095&testgroup=system Cheers prashant for the tip!

LeakyLeak: Nokia Smartwatch? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:58 AM PDT   Nokia may be giving the Nokia branded watch another go as indicated by these pictures of a supposed Nokia smartwatch. We previously posted about Nokia’s other watch/necklace accessories, the Nokia medallions. http://mynokiablog.com/2013/04/02/nokia-nostalgia-nokia-necklace-the-nokia-medallion-i-and-medallion-ii-nokia-smartwatchlocket/ Source:  CTech; Via: WPC, WMPU Cheers Keith, Prashant and Alvester for the tip!

MNB RG: Increased respect for Nokia, super durable from low to high end. Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:54 AM PDT We received this story by Muktesh who owns a Nokia lumia 520. After his experience in dropping his 520, he has even more respect for Nokia which he hopes continues when MS is in charge. ______ My Nokia Lumia 520 fell while i was driving my bike at around 50-60 kmph. It fell on the asphalt and i thought i may have lost my dear 520. I stopped my bike turned it around till that time a few pedestrians had picked it up. The phone was in three pieces the back cover, the battery and the mobile phone. I picked up the phone the screen was blatantly scratched. The battery was bruised but amazingly nothing on the back cover. I assembled the phone back and to my amazement it was working. Except for the screen area there was not a single scratch on the phone. I put the phone in my pocket and went my way. After some 15 mins i took it out of my pocket and looking at the screen i felt very sad while feeling the scratches with my finger i felt something plastic, it was the screen guard. I peeled the scratch guard off and lo and behold not a single scratch on the screen. in that feeling of euphoria i forgot to take a pic of that screen guard so as to show how badly it had scratched. The main thing here is not that my mobile is safe, the main thing is that Nokia builds their phones, even the budget ones, with such top notch material and build quality that not only handles the daily wear and tear but also fearsome accidents. And after this accident the respect and esteem i hold towards Nokia is now at a new height. Hope it continues even after it is sold to Microsoft.

Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 Durability Report (two months without a case) Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:02 AM PDT Another feature piece by pocketnow of the Nokia Lumia 1020 this time a report on its durability. After two months without a case, how does it fare? They were concerned about the camera hump, due to the usual problems of a metal device and it just rests on the metal hump. But they say it’s as good as new. No noticeable blemishes. (just sections seeming to have been polished). The gorilla glass 3 screen, the bit that’s meant to be even more durable scratched a bit with microscratches on day one but didn’t get anything up until the weeks before getting a screen protector (maybe the oleophobic coating or some additional coating?). The rest of the body is said to be practically blemish free. You have to squint to see the wear and tear. pocketnowvideo·

Shot on Nokia Lumia 1020: Cinematic Red Bull promo “Art of Motion” Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:54 AM PDT Check out this really cool video shot entirely on the Nokia Lumia 1020. Looks very professional, no? It’s awesome to see Nokia continually using their own gear to make their promos. The slomo bits look cool. It’s not an inherent feature of the 1020 but it’s nice to see 30FPS slowed down still looking ok. Update: This was shot by @claudiuvoicu http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/10/03/free-runtastic-is-this-the-coolest-video-ever-shot-on-a-nokia-lumia-1020/ -   It's going to have to be the ease of use and size. It's a phone with an amazing camera bundled inside it. We had it inches away from the water, jumped around rooftops with it and held it out while quad biking – things I'd probably not do with my DSLR or RED. The wide-angle lens proved great for capturing the action from any angle we could think of, and once zoomed in you'd get some nice macro shots with smooth DoF too. Even the OIS performed better than expected when we were speeding down bumpy roads on quad bikes. The 1020 makes shooting really fun and easy so the biggest challenge was probably waking up early enough to first recce the rooftop location and then filming there at an even earlier time the following day. None of us were getting much sleep and we still had to travel a fair bit on our quad bikes. We kinda forgot about all of that once we found our rooftop and witnessed the sun rise. Nokia asks Claudiu what he’d like to see in slow motion. Is this a hint of a focus at slow motion capabilities in the 1020/Procam? cheers Alvester for the info.

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