Announced over a year ago at CES 2014, the Polaroid Socialmatic Android camera has officially hit the Australian Polaroid website. The Socialmatic isn’t cheap though, so be prepared to pay $499.95 + delivery to get your hands on one. Polaroid is advising taht the Socialmatic will being arriving in February.
Whilst the concept of the Socialmatic is there, it incorporates the retro styled instant photography which Polaroid in their day once embodied, sadly the $500 price-tag is quite steep given the camera’s mediocre specs. The Socialmatic does have a fairly decent 14MP rear camera though so it has that going for it, but as an Android device, it’s fairly disappointing.
- 4.5-inch LCD touchscreen
- 4GB of storage – can be expanded via microSD card to 32GB
- 14 MP rear facing camera – 2MP front facing
- Wifi, Bluetooth & GPS
- Remote Printing Capabilities
- ZINK Zero Ink printing technology
- 2″x3″ Zink Instant Filters feature a sticky back for easy posting on most surfaces
- Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
The Socialmatic camera will be available in two colours: Black or White. If you’re interested in purchasing the Polaroid Socialmatic Camera, you can head over to the Polaroid Australia website and check it out.
Video review of the Socialmatic, on YouTube:
Test & Review: Polaroid Socialmatic 14MP Wi-Fi Digital Instant Print & Share Camera
https://www youtube com/watch?v=_9u6sjT-6WU
At about the 3min 30sec mark the reviewer mentions what Android version his review device is running, KitKat, 4.4.2
At about the 4min 25sec mark the reviewer mentions what CPU his review device is running, Cortex A9 at 1.5gHz, then he mentions the screen res, 480×854, then RAM and ROM, 1GB/4GB.
At about the 5min 5sec mark he mentions the battery, 1800 mAh.