Is it possible to sync Lumia 1020 with Windows Con...

Question

I was considering a Lumia 1020 (or perhaps an upcoming version with same camera capability), but something seems to be wrong there.
For now I am still using a Nokia N8 together with Nokia Suite. I can sync my Windows Contacts *including the contact image for each contact* (where available). Also, when I am on my desk, I send and read received SMS messages exclussively on PC, phone connected via bluetooth. No cable, no cloud involved, I even don't have to touch or look at phone itself.
Some time ago, during one of the Nokia Suite upgrades, I remember it said something like „added compatibility with Lumia phones”. However, these days I read that Lumia is only compatible with Zune, which AFAIK is merely a multimedia sync platform.
I don't want to upload my contacts in cloud (any cloud, regardless the owner).
I don't want to install Outlook. I seem to remember that the Outlook version I already have cannot use the xml Windows Contacts, but only the older Address book or something. As for contact pictures, no way.
So, question: assuming I own a Lumia 1020, can I use Nokia Suite the same I was used to ?
If not, Zune is able to handle the Windows Contacts in same way ?
What about sending and reading received SMS messages using the PC ?
Cristi

Answer 1

    paulheu wrote:
    Not an option
    If you do not want to use the cloud or an online acount for anything Windows Phone is not for you
That I begin to understand. I don't care much about what brand, but for my work I do care about a very good phone camera with xenon flash and a good associated PC application where I can copy and paste strings to and from SMS messages (among other things). So it seems I have to look elsewhere.
Too bad. Nokia 808 was a perfect thing for this purpose, but unfortunately it was never marketed in my geographical location. Now things only gets worse.
    paulheu wrote:
    actually IMO no modern day Smartphone OS would be really.
Wrong. I tested direct contacts sync between a Samsung Galaxy tablet with my PC using their dedicated application, Kies. The contacts imported well into the tablet, *including contact pictures*, which is what I am looking for. I didn't checked the messaging since the tablet was not a phone, but I suspect that it also works. Unfortunately the actual photos taken with Samsung phone cameras that are equipped also with xenon flash are of lower quality than those taken with Nokia 808 or Lumia 1020.
    paulheu wrote:
    If you feel this way you should actually not be on the internet anyway.
No really. I'm on internet since 1995 when only meteorological clouds were in existence and I didin't encounter any problem browsing the internet then because of that. In 2004 the software that accompanied my Motorola E398 was able to do both address book sync and handle SMS messages just pure and simple, via cable or BT. Then my Nokia N73 and later Nokia N8 were able to do same things through Ovi/Nokia Suite, still directly, including contact pictures sync if on Windows Vista or later.
Today (2015 already) I've been told that things have evolved, so I can no longer exchange some trivial information between two devices located near to each other, but instead I have to use thousands of miles distances, to have an account somewhere, to be logged in, etc., only to transfer something between myself and myself, actually the same something as yesterday.
Frankly I'm glad to hear that this internet is not for me.
Without wanting this specifically (on the contrary), it appears that I am forced to consider also this company not (or no longer) compatible with me.
Cristi