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Nokia walks us down memory lane, shows us 11 years of cameraphone innovation

posted by Chris P. / Jul 26, 2013, 9:34 AM

Nokia walks us down memory lane, shows us 11 years of cameraphone innovation

According to many, with the introduction of the Nokia Lumia 1020, the Finland-based manufacturer has really set the bar in at least one particular department. We're, of course, talking about the 41MP monster of a shooter on the back of the device. The Lumia 1020 is, simply put, a feat of engineering by Nokia and, at this point, we are yet to see anybody come even close to dethroning the new king of cameraphones.

Speaking of cameraphones, Nokia hasn't forgotten its roots, and takes us for a walk down memory lane, showcasing a decade of innovation. Whether it will light the fuse on nostalgia for you or not, we're really struck by the realization that in a decade, technology has progressed from 0.3-megapixels cameraphones to where we are today. If we have sparked your interested, we then invite you to the front seat – see the history of Nokia's cameraphones unravel before your very eyes in the gallery below.

Nokia walks us through a decade of cameraphone innovation

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40 Comments

1. preet27in

Posts: 173; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

NOW THATS INNOVATION......... nokia ur the BEST ...... good luck

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 9:37 AM 41

17. alterecho

Posts: 1106; Member since: Feb 23, 2012

Yeah and lets not forget those amazing NSeries ads.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFqo3MwEfVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXXsfP1mpig And Moby's theme song alone:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjvTeDUl3ls

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:37 AM 7

27. akki20892

Posts: 3902; Member since: Feb 04, 2013

my N8 still rock.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 4:45 PM 8

2. FeroDeNO

Posts: 34; Member since: Jul 20, 2013

nokia u r best but the recent comparisons of Lumia 1020 against Lumia 920,HTC one and iphone 5 are not up to 41 m.p pureview standards

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 9:43 AM 8

11. PapaSmurf

Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Lumia 1020 > anything else. Period.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:19 AM 13

35. alterecho

Except maybe Nokia's own 808, since it still has the largest sensor ever on phone.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 8:11 PM 5

3. boosook

Posts: 1442; Member since: Nov 19, 2012

The 11 years from 1990 to 2001. ;)

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 9:46 AM 1

4. xperiaDROID

Posts: 5629; Member since: Mar 08, 2013

No matter what, Nokia is still the king. No matter what, Nokia is still innovative. No matter what, Nokia is still everybody's favorite manufacturer. Nokia, to me, you are still perfect.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 9:55 AM 35

9. PapaSmurf

Go in the kitchen, grab a cup, head over to the sink and fill it with water because you're thirsty as hell for thumbs up (again).

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:15 AM 6

14. xperiaDROID

I know right? I know you will say that. Go in the bathroom, take off your trousers and underpants, and take a dump because you have a thumbs up allergy (as always). (sigh) Idiot. Smh.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:23 AM 7

16. PapaSmurf

Further proves why everyone treats you like a joke. Any other lame comments? Btw, nice post edit.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:30 AM 3

24. the_best

Posts: 139; Member since: Oct 14, 2012

If he wants some green thumbs, whats that got to do with you? If you gotta hate, hate on haters, or go be a troll ;)

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 1:19 PM 1

32. cam-whore

Posts: 164; Member since: Feb 21, 2013

a clear case of jealousy...

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 7:01 PM 1

26. zuckerboy

Posts: 898; Member since: Dec 22, 2011

nokia all the way but wp sucks :(

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 2:25 PM 2

38. Dastrix unregistered

Best comment I've ever read. xperiaDROID, you rock!

posted on Jul 28, 2013, 11:38 AM 1

5. gazmatic

Posts: 807; Member since: Sep 06, 2012

ive owned four of those phones :-D

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 9:57 AM 4

15. PapaSmurf

Which models?

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:28 AM 2

29. Damo579

Posts: 264; Member since: May 18, 2013

I loved my Symbian phones!! N95 8gb,N86,and 5800

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 5:58 PM 2

6. asingha94

Posts: 295; Member since: Apr 08, 2012

Father of all smartphone company....Nokia has earned it's respect by innovation...wish it could be at number one again !

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:02 AM 7

7. muhsen

Posts: 281; Member since: Jun 07, 2012

hmm , in the n93 section...u forgot to mention that its the first phone to have optical zooming at 3x and that was mentioned in the source article:/ also : " the N93 was the first Nokia smartphone to offer video capture"? do u mean the first nokia phone to shoot video or u meant sth else ? well if u meant the first nokia phone to shoot video.....well u r greatly mistaken because that title belongs to nokia 3650 and that phone is way older than the n93

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:06 AM 1

8. Googler

Posts: 813; Member since: Jun 10, 2013

The more I see of Nokia phones, the more they remind me of Google; throw it at the wall and see what sticks. Some of these look really odd and cumbersome.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:12 AM 0

10. PapaSmurf

Nokia N95 was almost my second phone and still to this day I regret not getting it. Definitely had the best camera of its time. :(

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:18 AM 5

12. surethom

Posts: 1665; Member since: Mar 04, 2009

The N82 still takes better night time photos with Much less blur than most camera phones today, that xenon flash helps a lot.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:20 AM 5

13. papss unregistered

I'm patiently waiting for my yellow 1020 to arrive so I can test this baby out. From what I've seen it kills the others by a mile in the camera. They are making me love them.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 10:21 AM 3

18. iStabrak

Posts: 21; Member since: Jul 26, 2013

Who cares...!

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 11:20 AM 0

20. PapaSmurf

Obviously you do since you posted a comment. :')

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 11:34 AM 4

19. Deaconclgi

Posts: 405; Member since: Nov 03, 2012

The N93 was also Nokias first phone with OPTICAL ZOOM!

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 11:29 AM 3

21. xoxoGeorges

Posts: 209; Member since: Jul 11, 2013

Always setting the bar.

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 12:28 PM 0

22. Muzhhur

Posts: 261; Member since: Sep 14, 2012

great mobile phones but lack in services, mi Lumia 920 go to waranty missing it now for 3 days in a row. As long as it takes Apple does not make you mad, they just give you another device inmideately. So then I love mi lumia 920 but right now I do not have it just because Nokia in mexico is not fast enough

posted on Jul 26, 2013, 12:33 PM 0

23. MistB

Posts: 581; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

Proud to say I've owned 6 out of ten Nokias in that gallery, how I could ever have hated Nokia just a year ago is beyond me. They are the BEST at what they do, the only ones I haven't owned are the Pureview 808, N82, N8 and Lumia 1020. I'm really tempted to buy a used Nokia N8 in lime green, is it any good? I don't care that it runs Symbian!