The Nokia Lumia 1020…
… Some disagree on it being innovative but for sure it’s making people think. My thanks to insightful, gentleman tweep @BrianSHall for stimulating my grey cells this morning while I was on the train. He posted a tweet about Apple needing to compete with the Nokia Lumia 1020 which led me to totally rewrite this post, thanks Brian.
My response was two words Retina Camera.
Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself
I’ve already written my opinion of the Nokia Lumia 1020 shortly after the launch event. This is more about market ramifications for all the other Smartphones out there but especially Apple.
What are HTC, Apple and all the others doing in response to the Lumia 1020 raising the bar?
Word of the day is once again, “opportunity”.
The Warptest POV
Tim Cook and Apple had a wake-up call last year with the Nokia 808 PureView. This was truly the shape of things to come.
Anyone who didn’t realize this technology was being integrated into the Lumia Windows Phone was asleep at the wheel.
Is a year plus long enough for Apple to build the iPhone 5S/6 with a Retina Camera, associated Apps and an SDK like Nokia has?
That depends on a combination of ego and policy more than development and testing. The bottom line is, which is more important to Apple: seeing their product spec driven by competitors’ innovations and not their own or maintaining a competitive edge?
With thanks to Apple for the image.
(My hope is companies like HTC read the writing on the wall too but that’s a different kettle of fish).
After the “so-so” reception of the iPhone 5 can Apple afford not to deliver their next iPhone / iPad with a Retina Camera? The Smartphone wars may be flaring up again and the consumers are the ones who will benefit from this.
Are you on the fence over which Smartphone will be your next and does the idea of having the best camera on your phone make the difference to your decision?