A Portuguese company launches a mobile phone made of cork and recycled material
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:30 am
The mobile phone company , IKI Mobile , wants to revolutionize the Spanish market by presenting the KF5 Bless Cork Edition at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, a smartphone made of cork, with a shockproof screen and, at the same time, water resistant. The device is five inches in size and has a camera of between 8 and 13 megapixels.
"We are moving in a direction that is considered to be the opposite of the rest of the market and we believe that the opposite path is the right path," explains the executive president of the young company, Tito Cardoso.
The KF5 Bless Cork Edition will cost around 280 euros and its manufacturers highlight, in addition to all its features, its respect for the environment thanks to its careful manufacture. In addition, the terminal will incorporate national cork in its Spanish version . “The objective is to have a product adapted to the country in Spain ,” says Tito Cardoso.
In fact, the company's website describes the phone as "one of the most environmentally friendly smartphones ." Cork covers the entire device except for the screen and cameras , and it is also norway phone data almost entirely made of recyclable elements.
In addition to all this, another of the most notable features of the mobile is that it uses an exclusive operating system based on Android 5.1 and is also the first created by IKI Mobile.
The smartphone will allow for completely new functions, such as having two different users on the same device , and being able to open more than one account at a time on social networks .
The president of IKI Mobile also adds that with the new cork mobile they do not believe they are "properly competing ", since this is an innovative market and this terminal is something totally new and different.
"We believe that we will soon be present in all the towns and cities of Spain," explains the head of the company, which has its factory in Portugal and is going to build one in Angola , a former Portuguese colony.
"We are moving in a direction that is considered to be the opposite of the rest of the market and we believe that the opposite path is the right path," explains the executive president of the young company, Tito Cardoso.
The KF5 Bless Cork Edition will cost around 280 euros and its manufacturers highlight, in addition to all its features, its respect for the environment thanks to its careful manufacture. In addition, the terminal will incorporate national cork in its Spanish version . “The objective is to have a product adapted to the country in Spain ,” says Tito Cardoso.
In fact, the company's website describes the phone as "one of the most environmentally friendly smartphones ." Cork covers the entire device except for the screen and cameras , and it is also norway phone data almost entirely made of recyclable elements.
In addition to all this, another of the most notable features of the mobile is that it uses an exclusive operating system based on Android 5.1 and is also the first created by IKI Mobile.
The smartphone will allow for completely new functions, such as having two different users on the same device , and being able to open more than one account at a time on social networks .
The president of IKI Mobile also adds that with the new cork mobile they do not believe they are "properly competing ", since this is an innovative market and this terminal is something totally new and different.
"We believe that we will soon be present in all the towns and cities of Spain," explains the head of the company, which has its factory in Portugal and is going to build one in Angola , a former Portuguese colony.