CES 2015: Kodak IM5 Smartphone with Android KitKat Launched for $249

It was announced that Kodak will be
launching an Android smartphone and as
teased the firm has taken advantage of the
CES 2015 platform to launch the same. The
smartphone is dubbed Kodak IM5 and it will
be made available initially in Europe followed
by the other global markets by the end of
the first quarter and it is priced at $249
(approx. Rs 15,800).
Kodak has teamed up with British firm Bullit
to make most components of the
smartphone. Notably, Bullit was involved in
making the rugged CAT branded
smartphones as well.













The highlight of the Kodak IM5 is its imaging
hardware comprising of a 13 MP primary
camera with flash at the rear and a 5 MP
front facing selfie camera at the front. The
features of this camera are yet to be
revealed, but it was earlier claimed that the
handset will pack best in class image
management aspects.
Otherwise, Kodak IM5 comes packed with
decent specifications including a 5 inch HD
display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels
and is based on Android 4.4 KitKat operating
system. The firm has also assured to rollout
the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the device
sometime in the near future. Powering the
IM5 is an octa core MediaTek processor of
unspecified chipset clocked at 1.7 GHz
paired with 1 GB of RAM.
The Kodak smartphones comes packed with
8 GB of native storage capacity that can be
extended further by another 32 GB using a
micro SD card. Other aspects of the
smartphone include connectivity options
such as 4G and the battery capacity remains
undisclosed by the maker.
The firm has launched its own app store
called Apps that is claimed to provide easy
access to select applications that are best
suited for its users. Also, there is support for
Google Play for users to get access to all
the Android applications. Kodak IM5 has a
simplified UI with big bold icons.

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