New Nokia smartphone has ‘41-megapixel monster camera’

A view of the new Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone with a 41 megapixel camera during a press event in New York yesterday. Nokia yesterday introduced the new smartphone with the powerful camera as it tries to catch up with Samsung Electronics and Apple. The Finnish mobile phone maker is betting its future in smartphones on Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system as well as on high-tech photography features. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop emphasised the Lumia 1020’s advanced optics, which enable sharper images, even when zooming. “You can literally find a needle in a haystack,” Elop said. The new Lumia, which use Windows software, will be sold through US carrier AT&T starting July 26 for $299.99 with a two-year contract, and will be available later in other markets including China, Nokia said. Telefonica will be its carrier partner in European and Latin American markets, it said.