Kodak introduced its second smartphone, Kodak Ektra, which was inspired by their camera of the same name from 1941. It will be manufactured by the British company Bullitt, and its trump cards will be primarily ease of use and a high-quality camera. The competition is fierce, as Samsung, Apple and now Google have also introduced phones that have exceptional photography capabilities. Will the 'photocentric' Kodak Ektra be able to compete with them? Let's check.
Kodak has a rich history, a in the digital age the brand no longer has its former importance. After declaring bankruptcy in 2013, it is now experimenting with smartphones, which are largely to blame for its dire state. It was the first attempt the IM5 smartphone, but now he is trying his luck with a model Kodak Ektra. If the name is familiar to you, your memory is not deceiving you.
It's a name he's already had camera from 1941. So it is no wonder that there is a great similarity between them, at least in terms of design, since the Kodak Ektra smartphone borrowed its design from this antediluvian camera.
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Kodak Ektra has 5-inch screen with HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), resolution rear camera 21 million pixels (Sony IMX230 sensor, Sony Xperia Z3+ also has it) with aperture f/2.0 and resolution front camera 13MP, the processor MediaTek Helio X20 (2.3 GHz), 3 GB of system memory and 32 GB of data storage, expandable to 128 GB.
It will be powered by an operating system Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and autonomy will be ensured by a battery with capacity 3000 mAh, which will enable fast charging. It will be available December 2016, but it will have to be deducted 499 euros.
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