Kodak has launched its first photo-focused smartphone, Kodak Ektra. This Camera Phone not only does the android smartphone also it has a unique and brilliant design with the huge camera at its back which offers features similar to those of a DSLR. The Ektra has been launched in Europe earlier for €499.
Bullitt, a UK based company, has launched the Kodak Ektra. The vintage-looking smartphone has named after camera modelled after a classic 1941 Kodak of the same name. The Camera bump is similar to Asus Zenfone Zoom.
The android smartphone has the amazing specs which include a huge 21-megapixel fast-focus rear camera, with the rear sensor has f/2.0 aperture, OIS, PDAF and also a dual-LED Flash. Device also has a 13-megapixel front camera that is coming with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF.
The Kodak Ektra is aimed towards photography enthusiasts. There is a camera app that additionally comes with several DSLR modes including Smart Auto, Portrait, Manual, Sports, HDR, Panorama, Bokeh, Night-time, Macro, Landscape and a 4K Video Capture option.
The high end Ektra has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory and a MediaTek Helio X20 DecaCore processor. The smartphone runs on Android 6.0 out of the box.
In the Android Camera phone the advanced Manual mode is also featured which will allow the users to make adjustments to exposure, ISO, focal length, white balance, shutter speed, and even the aperture just like professional DSLRs.
Ektra smartphone also has an amazing pre-loaded app called Print that will let you place the order for the physical copies of the photos you've taken. The high end smartphone also features several photo-editing apps including Prisma and Adobe Lightroom, also the one that comes pre-installed, Snapseed.
Find the Full Specs below:
- 5-inch Full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
- MediaTek Helio X20 2.3GHz deca-core processor
- 3 Gigabytes of RAM
- 32Gigabytes storage expandable with microSD card
- 21 Megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor
- f/2.0 aperture
- 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, USB Type-C
- 13-megapixel front-facing camera
- 6 axis optical image stabilization (OIS)
- Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) with HDR
- 4K Video Recording
- Non-Reflective lens coating
- Dual tone LED flash
- Dedicated shutter button
- 3,000 mAh battery
- USB type-C
- Android 6.0 Software
The Kodak Ektra will launch in December at a price of £449/€499. Unfortuantely, this phone will only be available in markets in and nearby Europe, Kodak has not given any details for the phone's launch in other markets around the world, reports PhoneArena.
