If the name "Commodore" conjures up images of clicking keyboards, beige boxes, and blinking command lines rather than buttery smooth ballads, this one's for you. Yes, that mainstay of '80s home computing is back, this time as a mobile phone. The Commodore PET—which shares its name with the iconic all-in-one computer released in 1977—might not run Commodore BASIC, but it does feature a customised version of Android 5.0 Lollipop, a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display, and a pair of emulators for running old Commodore software.
OK, so the two Italian entrepreneurs behind the PET might be playing on nostalgia just a tad in order to sell a few smartphones, but at the very least it's powered by some respectable hardware. The PET sports an aluminium frame, complete with interchangeable polycarbonate covers, should the stock white appearance and Commodore logos not be quite to your taste (although, you might want to think about why you're buying a Commodore phone if that's the case).
The 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display sits behind a sturdy slab of Gorilla Glass 3, and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Mediatek 64-bit octa-core processor with ARM Mali T760 GPU, 3GB of RAM, and a large 3000mAh battery. There's a rear-facing camera complete with a 13-megapixel Sony sensor and bright f/2.0 aperture, while the front-facing 8-megapixel camera is equipped with an 80-degree wide-angle lens. The PET even supports dual-SIM 4G connectivity.
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