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Comment by simonsarris | Hacker News Reader

Their "Specs" link at the bottom 404s! Ow.

Much more info in this blog post: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/Consumer/Press_Center/KODAK_EKTRA...

KODAK EKTRA Smartphone key features:

    * ANDROID 6.0 (Marshmallow)
    * Professional results from a 21MP fast focus camera sensor with F2.0,
      PDAF, OIS, Dual LED Flash
    * 13MP phase detection auto focus front-facing camera with F2.2 PDAF
    * Helio X20 2.3GHz Decacore processor with 3GB RAM
    * 32GB memory, expandable with MicroSD cards
    * Advanced Manual Mode – adjustable on Exposure, ISO,
      Focal Length (Manual/Auto), White Balance,
      Shutter Speed, Aperture (fixed f2.0 main camera)
    * Familiar scene selection dial experience – includes scene modes
      Smart Auto, Portrait, Manual, Sports, Bokeh, * Night-time, HDR,
      Panorama, Macro, Landscape, Film / Video
    * Integrated high quality printing app
    * Super 8 Video Recorder
    * Integrated social media sharing
    * 3000mAh, with USB 3.0 Type C fast charger

Edit: Another separate product page, this one has a WORKING "before/after" panorama example: http://www.kodakphones.com/ektra/

Edit 2: Their "super 8" is just a filter. Scroll down on the page above to see.

Their web content is really disjointed...

"Super 8 video recorder?"

The big plastic thing around the small lens to Make It Look Like A Camera is kind of silly.

No word on the either the size of the sensor nor the focal length of the lens. Not what you would expect from a camera announcement...

Sensor size is the big one since that will determine signal to noise ratio and ultimately the end result for any given computation.

It is definitely a Sony sensor, thought to be the previous-gen IMX230 ( same as in the Experia Z4 and iPhone 6). So that's 1/2.4 inches, or 5.92x4.57mm. Pretty much standard fare for Chinese mid-tier Mediatek phones.

For comparison the famous Nokia 808 had a 1/1.2 inch sensor, 10.67x8.00mm.

Does it have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack?

Yes: http://www.kodak.com/KodakGCG/uploadedImages/Consumer/Produc...

I was pretty interested in this, but $550 seems to steep. What is that price point supposed to compete with? To low for iphone/pixel, too high for many other android phones.

I think it's meant to compete with Kodak DSLR cameras.

Kodak sold their last DSLR a decade ago. Which is a shame, because they were the ones that pretty much invented the field.

That's at the low end of 'flagship phone' list price and I take $550 as a list price. If demand is high, then it will hold for a while.

For a person who is buying a phone in part around their interest in the quality of the camera and assuming the camera performs well, then it may be worth a premium.

I don't think 550$ is too steep, if you compare with phones like samsung s7 (670$), huwaei p9 (500$), 1plus3 (600$).

The oneplus 3 is $400, but I agree.

Decacore? I've never heard of Helio SOCs but I really wonder about the cores race of Android SOCs these days. Are heavier apps these days really multi-threaded?

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