Altek Leo Android Preview

During the first week of October 2010, Engadget showed the Altek Leo to the world. This Android device features a 14 Megapixel HD-capable camera with 3x optical zoom and should arrive in Europe in March or April 2011. The Altek Leo absolutely beats the 5 or 8 Megapixel camera’s in the high-end phones nowadays and could be even better than Nokia’s N8, which features “only” a 12 Megapixel camera. In this short preview with this camera-phone or phone-camera, we would like to show your some pictures and a comparison with some current devices regarding the size of it. If you take a look at it from the back, it looks like any other ordinary digital camera with an optical lens, but on the back you’ll find a 3,2″ 480×800 display, all the usual connectivity and all this runs on Android 2.1.

Below you will see the device specification and more important, the camera specification. After the specifications, you’ll find a gallery of pictures of the Altek Leo.

Device Specification:

• Dimensions: 111.9 x 56.1 x 15.5 mm (18.5mm)
• Battery Capacity: 1020 mAh
• Weight: 140g (incl. battery pack)
• Operating System: Android™ 2.1 (Éclair)
• Display: 3.2 inch, 16M colors, 800 x 480 pixel (WVGA) Wide-view screen, Capacitive touch, Multi-touch capable
• Cellular Network: HSPA/WCDMA: 2100 MHz, GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Broadband Data: HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps, WCDMA 384Kbps, EDGE/GPRS Class 33
• Wireless: Wi-Fi™ 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth     V2.1+EDR
• USB: USB 2.0 (Mini USB)
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Digital compass

Camera Specification

• Image Processor: Altek Sunny9
• Image Sensor: 1 / 2.3-inch CCD
• Effective Pixels: 14M / Maximum Pixels: 14.5M
• Camera Lens: Optical Zoom 3X
• Focal Length: 6.5mm ~ 19.5mm (36mm ~ 108mm 35mm equiv.)
• Aperture: F3.1 ~ F5.6
• Macro: 5 cm
• Flash: Xenon Flash
• Assist AF Lamp Support
• Still Image Resolution: Max. 14MP (4288 x 3216), JPEG
• Video Resolution: Max. 720p (1280 x 720) 30FPS, MP4 (H.264)
• Digital Zoom: 5X
• Shooting Mode: Smart (Default), Program(P-mode), Smile Capture, Panorama, Scene(SCN), Touch Shoot, Video
• Flash Mode: Auto, Fill, Off, Red-eye Reduction
• Scene Mode: Landscape, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Night, Advanced Night, Macro, Baby, Children, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Flower, Fireworks, Backlight, Text, Candle Light, Museum, Sports, Panorama, Skin Beautification, Frame Composited (total 21 scenes)
• Video Scene Detection (Auto): Landscape, Natural Green, Blue Sky, Sunset, Portrait
• Smart Detection: Face Detection, Smile Detection, Blink Detection
• ISO: Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600/3200
• White Balance: Auto, Sunny, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Face Priority
• Exposure Metering: Matrix (Intelligent AE), Center-Weighted, Spot
• Focus Mode: Multi-zone, Center, Object-Oriented, Touch Focus
• Exposure Compensation: Selectable +/- 2.0 EV with 0.3 EV steps
• Shutter Speed: Max. 1/1400
• Anti Shake Support
• Self Timer Support
• Playback Mode: Single, Slideshow, Photo Magnify, Smart Rotation
• Photo Editing: Crop, Adaptive Lighting, Resize, Rotate, Copy, Frame Composite, Voice Memo, Face Beautifier, Soft Focus, Brightness Filter, Contrast Filter, Color Filter, Starburst, Fisheye, Graffiti
• Other Features: Geotagging, PictBridge, DPOF(v1.1), EXIF(v2.21)

Pictures/ Gallery

The next article on the Altek Leo will show you a lot of pictures and HD movies taken with the camera of the Leo, so stay tunes for more updates !