Kodak Ektra (phone) explained
The Kodak Ektra was a smartphone built and sold by the Bullitt Group using a design that referenced the 1941 Kodak Ektra camera. The phone was not built by Eastman Kodak. It was announced in 2016, [1] was released to the public in 2017 with mixed reviews.[2] [3] Support for the camera ended 30 April 2020.[4]
Specifications
The phone's features include:[5]
- 5-inch 1080p IPS display
- Rear camera: 21-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture, using Sony's IMX230 image sensor
- Front camera: 13-megapixel sensor and f/2.2 lens
- Phase detect autofocus, 6-axis optical image stabilisation, HDR and 4K video capture
- 3 GB of RAM
- 32 GB of hard drive storage with microSD expansion slot
- MediaTek Helio X20 processor (two high-performance 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU cores, eight low=-power Cortex-A53 cores, and a Mali-T880 GPU)
- Android 6.0 "Marshmallow"
- 3,000 mAh battery
Notes and References
- News: Kodak Ektra smartphone is aimed at photographers, but specs say otherwise. Ars Technica. 2016-11-28.
- Web site: Lanxon . Andrew . This iconic brand should have stayed away from phones . 2023-02-04 . CNET . en.
- Web site: Kodak Ektra Review . 2017-07-19 . PCMAG . 2020-01-25.
- Web site: KODAK EKTRA Smartphone Support . 2023-02-04 . Kodak Shop . en.
- Web site: Kodak's New Ektra Smartphone Would Rather Just Be a Camera. Vincent. James. 2016-10-20. The Verge. 2016-11-28.