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Nokia’s Lumia series of phones have done well but not well enough to take on the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy phones, but now, Nokia is ready with a new handset, the Lumia 1020, whose high-end 41 megapixel sensor could be a game-changer for the Finnish mobile phone giant but the new Lumia 625 may somewhat be a dampener.

The high-end camera would allow the Lumia 1020 to take a litany of ultra large photos, which would be crystal clear, and in this, Samsung Galaxy phones would be beaten hands down as most of its mobile phone cameras are typically the 8 MP types.

Many argue that the actual megapixels of the 1020 are around 35 instead of the 41 MP claimed by Nokia. 

But that would make little difference. Owners can also swiftly adjust camera settings with the help of the Nokia Pro Cam, the default camera app for Nokia Lumia’s 1020. 

Exposure levels and shutter speed along with white balance can be changed. There is a Xenon flash to give high quality night images. The Nokia Smart Cam allows you to take a series of photos that you can put together to make a single action shot. 

Users can add a motion blur effect to enhance the action, and it is also handy for getting the best shot out of a moving object. The 1020 runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which doesn’t give many apps as Android or iOS does. A drawback here!

But the Lumia 1020’s high-end smartphone features are mind blowing. The 1020 is bundled with the dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, whose speed is just great, and has adequate storage space for 2,000 high resolution photos, owing to its 32 GB space.

• A 2,000 mAh battery, which is just great!

• LTE GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 1,900 MHz

• Bluetooth 3.0

• USB 2.0

• Sensors are: Ambient light, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope, Proximity, Magnetometer

Nokia Lumia 625 is, meanwhile, going to have the biggest ever screen for any Lumia series phone. The device will be offered with a 4.7-inch LCD screen and a five megapixel autofocus camera, which has an LED flash.

The latest smartphone from Nokia’s stable also has a front VGA camera and is propelled by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. 

Lumia 625 is a Windows 8 phone and will come in a slew of colours. This phone is likely to be available around October. 

So, with the new high-end camera phone Lumia 1020 and a modified version 625, Nokia is eyeing to disrupt the Samsung Galaxy run but could the 1020 be a game-changer with its 41 MP sensor?