A Nokia Lumia 1020 Smartphone Is Displayed During The 2014 Computex Exhibition
IN PHOTO: A Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone is displayed during the 2014 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 3, 2014. Computex, the world's second largest computer show, runs from June 3 to 7. [Representational Image] REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

The Nokia Lumia 1020 that comes with a 41 MP PureView technology enabled camera was launched last year. Undoubtedly, it is one of the best camera smartphones available in the market.

The Lumia 1020 is over a year old. The unlocked Lumia 1020 was available with an expensive price tag of more than $500. Now, the device has received a price cut. According to PhoneArena, the Lumia 1020 is now available at the Microsoft Store and Amazon.com with an off-contract price of $339. Also, WinBeta says that the Lumia 1020 can be availed for only $49 through a two-year contract with AT&T.

PhoneArena claims that Lumia 1020 is soon going to be replaced by a successor model. When the device was launched in July 2013, the handset came preloaded with Windows Phone 8. Currently, Lumia 1020 owners can enjoy Windows Phone 8.1 update on their device.

The AT&T Lumia 1020 that is available on sale with Microsoft and Amazon supports LTE connectivity. It is available in different colours like white, black, red and yellow.

The Lumia 1020 comes with a 4.5-inch AMOLED display that supports a resolution of 768 x 1,280 pixels with a pixel density of 332 ppi.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is powered with Snapdragon dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor along with Adreno 225 graphics. It is coupled with 2 GB RAM. The internal storage of the device is 32 GB. The handset does not feature external storage slot. The Lumia 1020 also comes with 15 GB of free cloud storage space on OneDrive storage.

Coming to the most wonderful feature of the Lumia 1020, the PureView technology enabled 41 MP Carl Ziess lens comes with features like autofocus, optical image stabilization (OIS), xenon and LED flash. It is capable of shooting full HD videos at 30fps with support for OIS. The front-facing camera of 1.2 MP can shoot 720p quality videos.

According to GSMArena, the Lumia 1020 is packed with a non-removable 2,000 mAh Li-Ion battery that offers a standby time on 3G of 384 hours. It can deliver a talk time of more than 13 hours on 3G.