Camera War : Lumia 1020 vs Galaxy S4 vs HTC One

Nokia's new Lumia 1020 smartphone packs a 41MP digital shooter, but is it really that much better than other high-end smartphones on the market? We will answer this question by comparing three sets of images taken with the Lumia 1020, Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One.

Nokia s brand-new Lumia 1020 Windows Phone packs one of the most unique phone cameras on the market today. Carl Zeiss Tessar lens; 41MP (forty-one-megapixel) PureView camera; 1/1.5" sensor size; f/2.2 aperture; 26mm camera focal length; 15mm minimum focus range; Xenon flash with 4.0 m operating range.

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But how does the Lumia 1020 really stand up to other high-end mobile phone cameras? Check out the image comparisons .

Nokia Lumia 1020 rear-facing camera: 41MP; f/2.2 aperture; autofocus.

Samsung Galaxy S4 rear-facing camera: 13MP; f/2.2 aperture; autofocus.

HTC One rear-facing camera: 4MP; F/2.0 aperture; autofocus.

Here we go!! 

Lumia 1020 vs Galaxy S4 vs HTC One (SET - I)

Massachusetts State House, Nokia Lumia 1020 

Massachusetts State House, Samsung Galaxy S4 

Massachusetts State House, HTC One 

 

Massachusetts State House, Nokia Lumia 1020 (Zoomed In)

 

Massachusetts State House, Samsung GS4 (Zoomed In)

 

Massachusetts State House, HTC One (Zoomed In)

In this set of images, the blue of the sky and the golden dome of the Massachusetts State House are bright and vivid in the Lumia image. You can see detail in the clouds that can't be seen in either the GS4 or HTC One images. The State House dome is barely visible in the HTC picture.

Lumia 1020 vs Galaxy S4 vs HTC One (SET - II)

Boston Public Garden, Nokia Lumia 1020

Boston Public Garden, Samsung Galaxy S4 

Boston Public Garden, HTC One 

 

Boston Public Garden Swan, Nokia Lumia 1020 (Zoomed In)

 

Boston Public Garden Swan, Samsung GS4 (Zoomed In)

 

Boston Public Garden Swan, HTC One (Zoomed In)

The second set of images demonstrates the richness of color in the Lumia 1020 image compared to the images from the other devices. The zoomed-in frame with the swan is a good example of the level of detail captured by each device; the ripples around the swan are much clearer in the Lumia images, and they're barely visible in the HTC One picture.

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