Spot the pattern: Nokia Lumia 1020 hangs out with 808 PureView and N8

Spot the pattern Nokia Lumia 1020 hangs out with 808 PureView and N8

Since Nokia’s released yet another phone with a big camera, we thought it’d be fun to let this Lumia 1020 meet its glorious pixel-loving forerunners. These are, of course, the 808 PureView and the N8 that bucked the trend of phone photography during their time. In terms of sensors, the 1020 comes with a new 1/1.5-inch, 41-megapixel BSI sensor, which is smaller than the 808’s 1/1.2-inch, non-BSI offering of the same resolution. Still, both chips are understandably larger than the N8’s 1/1.83-inch, 12-megapixel sensor, which may sound less exciting but was well ahead of its time. We’ll try and get some sample shots from each of these in a moment for a quick comparison, so until then, enjoy our hands-on photos below.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs. 925 vs. 920 vs. 808 PureView: what’s changed?

Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Lumia 925 vs Lumia 920 vs 808 PureView what's changed

Nokia’s sure taken its time, but its 41-megapixel Windows Phone beast is now finally out of the bag. Naturally, we have to compare this Lumia 1020 with its recent siblings: externally it’s closer to the 920 than the slimmer 925 or 928, except for its earpiece and, well, the camera. That said, the 1020 is somehow a lot lighter and a little thinner than the bulky 920, while packing the same 2,000mAh battery. Clearly, the lack of built-in Qi wireless charging and perhaps that Gorilla Glass 3 screen are responsible for this weight loss.

And needless to say, the Symbian-powered 808 PureView didn’t come with as many goodies compared to its Windows Phone cousin — even the newer lens is faster with six elements instead of five. Feel free to check out our detailed comparison table after the break.

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Razer Blade Pro Review

We review Razer’s Blade Pro gaming laptop which features a 17.3-inch display, Intel Core i7 and more.

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on redux: benchmark and camera preview

Sony Xperia Z Ultra handson redux previewing its camera and benchmark performance

You may have already read our Sony Xperia Z Ultra hands-on last week, but since then we’ve also been able to spend a tiny bit more time with a pre-production unit (with firmware build 14.1.B.1.277). Instead of going over again how hilariously large this 6.4-inch, pen-friendly phone is, this time we’ll focus on some early benchmark results, camera performance and Sony’s very own UX features.

As you’ll see after the break, many of the benchmark scores aren’t too far off from what we saw on the MDP phone with the same Snapdragon 800 SoC, and the final units should be optimized with higher numbers. While we didn’t manage to get CF-Bench and Quadrant running on the phone, the higher-than-before 3DMark score did cheer us up, meaning either Sony or Qualcomm’s managed to fine tune the latter’s new Adreno 330 GPU.

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Windows 8.1 Is An ‘Update That Refines The Vision of Windows 8′

Microsoft detailed a number of changes it will introduce in Windows 8.1.

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Huawei Ascend W2 shows up prematurely, packs color-matching backlit soft keys (hands-on)

Huawei Ascend W2 shows up prematurely, packs colormatching backlit soft keys handson

After the official product shot leaked in late May, we knew it wouldn’t be long before Huawei’s Ascend W2 makes an official appearance. Well, today’s the day, but as the company’s second-ever Windows Phone device, the W2’s appearance at Mobile Asia Expo was surprisingly low key. According to the spec sheet at Huawei’s booth, this affordable phone comes with a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 display (looked like IPS to us) and a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8230 SoC (same as the W1 but faster) with 512MB RAM. There’s 8GB of built-in storage along with microSD expansion — the slot is located next to the removable 1,700mAh battery plus full-size SIM slot, all underneath the red or yellow back cover.

Even though Huawei doesn’t hide the fact that the W2 is a low-cost device, it’s actually not too shabby. Most notably, the three usual soft keys are color backlit and will match your desired theme in Windows Phone 8. As a bonus, the touchscreen has a glove mode — as featured on several other more recent Huawei phones — for the cold winter days. There’s still no price or date announced just yet, but since this particular model packs a TD-SCDMA radio for China Mobile, folks outside China will have to wait for the WCDMA variant. For now, we have a hands-on video for you after the break.

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Sony’s Jun Katsunuma on the inspiration for Xperia Z Ultra’s design

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After the Xperia Z Ultra’s launch event in both London and Shanghai, we had a brief chance to talk to Sony’s Product Design Director, Jun Katsunuma, who was present in the latter city. Jun’s been responsible for Sony’s mobile devices since the Xperia S days, so the transition to the Xperia Z’s double-glass design was also under his watch. That said, the newer Xperia Z Ultra isn’t simply just an enlarged version of its smaller sibling, as we found out straight from the horse’s mouth.

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Home Lohas brings hydroponic gardening into your room, rabbit guard not included

Home Lohas brings hydroponic plantation to your living room

While running between booths at Computex earlier this month, we were momentarily distracted by these vegetable boxes (maybe it was lunch time as well). As it turned out, this product was launched by Taiwan-based Home Lohas around the same time as when the expo started. The company pitches its hydroponic gardening appliance — so the vegetables rely on nutritious water instead of soil — as a hassle-free, low-power solution for growing your own greens, plus it’s apparently the only solution in the market that doesn’t need water circulation. With its full spectrum LED light, air pump and timers, harvest time can apparently be reduced by about 30 percent. It’s simply a matter of filling up the water tank, adding the necessary nutrients and placing the seeded sponge on the tray (the package includes three types of organic fertilizers and some seeds).

The only downside is that this system costs NT$15,800 (about US$530) in Taiwan, and for some reason, it’ll eventually be priced at US$680 in other markets. If that’s too much, then stay tuned for a half-size model that’s due Q4 this year.

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