Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sponsored by Frame.io. Check out “Frame.io Insider” now: blog.frame.io – and if you’re not sure where to start, kick off your Insider journey with these MrMobile favorites:
“Mobile Filmmaking 101: How to Shoot Cinematic Video With the iPhone, FiLMiC Pro, and Frame.io C2C”
blog.frame.io/2022/10/12/filmic-pro-c2c-webinar
“How To Fascinate an Audience by Playing With Time”
blog.frame.io/2016/11/15/fascinate-audience-playing-time
“How 5G Will Transform Video Production and Post-Production”
blog.frame.io/2021/01/29/5g-video-production-white-paper
[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: NOKIA’S PUREVIEW PHONES]
I'll always remember waking up in Boston that February day in 2012, loading up a tech blog to check the news from Mobile World Congress … and instantly wishing I were with my then-colleagues at Pocketnow in Barcelona. Because the first thing I saw was a hands-on video featuring a phone with a spec that just had to be a typo: a 41-megapixel camera!
Nokia’s 808 PureView was a daring concept device that shook the world of mobile photography – and when the Nokia Lumia 1020 debuted the following year, with even more stunning features and running the latest build of Windows Phone, it forever changed how we would take photos on the go.
Join Michael Fisher for a journey back in time, before the collapse and sale of Nokia; before the failure of Windows Phone; before anyone knew what “computational photography” was all about. On this episode of MrMobile’s “When Phones Were Fun” we’re taking a look back at the Nokia Lumia 1020 and the Nokia 808 PureView!
[SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp...
[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN – THE PUREVIEW PHONES]
This is the 21st in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2013.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 21 was made possible by a Nokia 808 PureView loaned by friend of the channel Brad Molen (thanks Brad!). It also features a Nokia Lumia 1020 purchased by MrMobile’s publisher, and several Windows Phones donated by Charles Goin (thanks Charles!).
MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither Nokia nor Microsoft provided compensation in exchange for this coverage. The lone sponsor of this video is Frame.io.
[LINKS - VIDEO]
How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera [David Imel]:
youtu.be/AlqqWjq26zA
Pocketnow Weekly 054: you’ve got questions, we’ve got Lumia 1020s [Pocketnow]:
youtu.be/qjVTojR7PS0
Nokia Lumia 1020 Review [Pocketnow]:
youtube.com/watch?v=oIE6uBTtE-E&t=3s
Review: Nokia Lumia 1020 Camera Grip Accessory [Pocketnow]
youtu.be/5xySilFT0UE
Nokia 808 PureView Review [Pocketnow]:
youtu.be/H3_Tfstv2Sw
Make A Choice (EXPLICIT LYRICS) [Marc Rebillet]:
youtube.com/watch?v=U5yhs5HTCpU
Nokia McLaren: The Windows Phone That Never Was [MrMobile]:
youtube.com/watch?v=200bl3A6sAw
[LINKS - WEB]
By popular demand... The famed Lumia 1020 takes on the DSLR [AAWP]:
allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/24205_BypopulardemandThefamedLumia10.php
Some Thoughts About the Lumia 1020 Camera System [AnandTech]:
anandtech.com/show/7142/some-thoughts-about-the-lumia-1020-camera-system
Digital Camera Sales Dropped 87% Since 2010 [Statista]:
statista.com/chart/5782/digital-camera-shipments
[MUSIC]
“New Roman Empire” by The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony Orchestra [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/13445
"Welcome to the Apocalypse" by Neon Beach [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/12347
"Airport Lounges" by Nu Alkemi$t [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/14743
“Cruise” by Nitro [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/10668
"System 6" by Fairlight [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/8754
[CHAPTERS]
00:00 When phone cameras got real
01:47 808 PureView: Waking up to a new world
04:58 Lumia 1020: Escaping the "burning platform"
07:40 PureView: Far beyond "zoom"
10:50 The legacy of Lumia/PureView
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Sponsored by Frame.io. Check out “Frame.io Insider” now: blog.frame.io – and if you’re not sure where to start, kick off your Insider journey with these MrMobile favorites:
“Mobile Filmmaking 101: How to Shoot Cinematic Video With the iPhone, FiLMiC Pro, and Frame.io C2C”
blog.frame.io/2022/10/12/filmic-pro-c2c-webinar
“How To Fascinate an Audience by Playing With Time”
blog.frame.io/2016/11/15/fascinate-audience-playing-time
“How 5G Will Transform Video Production and Post-Production”
blog.frame.io/2021/01/29/5g-video-production-white-paper
[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: NOKIA’S PUREVIEW PHONES]
I'll always remember waking up in Boston that February day in 2012, loading up a tech blog to check the news from Mobile World Congress … and instantly wishing I were with my then-colleagues at Pocketnow in Barcelona. Because the first thing I saw was a hands-on video featuring a phone with a spec that just had to be a typo: a 41-megapixel camera!
Nokia’s 808 PureView was a daring concept device that shook the world of mobile photography – and when the Nokia Lumia 1020 debuted the following year, with even more stunning features and running the latest build of Windows Phone, it forever changed how we would take photos on the go.
Join Michael Fisher for a journey back in time, before the collapse and sale of Nokia; before the failure of Windows Phone; before anyone knew what “computational photography” was all about. On this episode of MrMobile’s “When Phones Were Fun” we’re taking a look back at the Nokia Lumia 1020 and the Nokia 808 PureView!
[SUBSCRIBE TO MRMOBILE]
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOp...
[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN – THE PUREVIEW PHONES]
This is the 21st in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2013.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 21 was made possible by a Nokia 808 PureView loaned by friend of the channel Brad Molen (thanks Brad!). It also features a Nokia Lumia 1020 purchased by MrMobile’s publisher, and several Windows Phones donated by Charles Goin (thanks Charles!).
MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither Nokia nor Microsoft provided compensation in exchange for this coverage. The lone sponsor of this video is Frame.io.
[LINKS - VIDEO]
How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera [David Imel]:
youtu.be/AlqqWjq26zA
Pocketnow Weekly 054: you’ve got questions, we’ve got Lumia 1020s [Pocketnow]:
youtu.be/qjVTojR7PS0
Nokia Lumia 1020 Review [Pocketnow]:
youtube.com/watch?v=oIE6uBTtE-E&t=3s
Review: Nokia Lumia 1020 Camera Grip Accessory [Pocketnow]
youtu.be/5xySilFT0UE
Nokia 808 PureView Review [Pocketnow]:
youtu.be/H3_Tfstv2Sw
Make A Choice (EXPLICIT LYRICS) [Marc Rebillet]:
youtube.com/watch?v=U5yhs5HTCpU
Nokia McLaren: The Windows Phone That Never Was [MrMobile]:
youtube.com/watch?v=200bl3A6sAw
[LINKS - WEB]
By popular demand... The famed Lumia 1020 takes on the DSLR [AAWP]:
allaboutwindowsphone.com/features/item/24205_BypopulardemandThefamedLumia10.php
Some Thoughts About the Lumia 1020 Camera System [AnandTech]:
anandtech.com/show/7142/some-thoughts-about-the-lumia-1020-camera-system
Digital Camera Sales Dropped 87% Since 2010 [Statista]:
statista.com/chart/5782/digital-camera-shipments
[MUSIC]
“New Roman Empire” by The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony Orchestra [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/13445
"Welcome to the Apocalypse" by Neon Beach [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/12347
"Airport Lounges" by Nu Alkemi$t [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/14743
“Cruise” by Nitro [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/10668
"System 6" by Fairlight [Soundstripe]:
app.soundstripe.com/songs/8754
[CHAPTERS]
00:00 When phone cameras got real
01:47 808 PureView: Waking up to a new world
04:58 Lumia 1020: Escaping the "burning platform"
07:40 PureView: Far beyond "zoom"
10:50 The legacy of Lumia/PureView
[SOCIALIZE]
facebook.com/themrmobile
instagram.com/themrmobile
twitter.com/themrmobile
twitter.com/captain2phones
https://mrmobile.tech
[DISCLOSURES]
This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details:
futureplc.com/terms-conditions
Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here:
https://mrmobile.tech/ethics
#nokia #lumia1020 #nokia808 #808pureview #pureview #whenphoneswerefun #windowsphone #symbian #mrmobile #retro
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