Smartphone cameras have gotten very good over the past two years. There are impressive cameras in the iPhone 5 (8 Mp) and Samsung Galaxy S4 (13 Mp). To prove that it isn't about megapixels, the HTC One has a great 4 Mp, low-light camera.
The big leap forward was the Nokia Lumia 1020. Its whopping 41 Mp camera could have set off another megapixel rat race, but it isn't about the megapixels behind that Carl Zeiss lens, but how well they're used. Even with low-resolution everyday photos.
Or you can take high-res photos and later crop and zoom digitally without decreasing image quality. And the 1020 now supports the uncompressed RAW digital format preferred by pro photographers.
As smartphone, overall, the Lumia 1020 is far from the top. It runs Windows, which is still rather challenged on the apps front, even with Instagram and other popular apps added. But if you want a great camera with a phone, or if you're a photographer looking for a backup camera and a backup phone, this is it.
