Modular smartphone «Project Ara»: new details from Google

A working prototype of the device will prodemonstrirvan at Google in December of this year. A device goes on sale in 2015, at the outset, as planned. A few days ago Project Manager Project Ara Paul Eremenko reported interesting details about unit smartphone.

So, this device will support a "hot" replacement module, so turn off the phone for замены individual element will not be necessary . However, if such a module is the processor or the display, you will still have to turn off, but it is rather an exception to the rule.

also became known and the operating system of the new smartphone - as the OS will use Android L.

As the partner companies that will produce parts smartphone chosen Quanta, Toshiba, Rockchip, Foxconn and several other companies. Rockchip will produce processors.

Earlier there were reports that the phone will be sold as a separate platform for $ 50 (with battery module and WiFi), other modules will need to buy more. The thickness of the modules will be standard, 4 mm thickness of the body of the device is 9, 7 mm. Third-party developers can create their own modules for telephone selling their development through a special directory (most likely, based on Google Play). To develop the necessary use MDK (Module Developers Kit) from Google. Now you can download MDK 0.11 with of.sayta project.

We also know that the phone will be represented by three models, which vary in size platform a >: small, medium and large. Needless to say, the more the platform, the more units you can place on it, and the functionality will be the phone itself Project Ara. Thus, small model - is an analogue of the budget smartphone, large - analogue flagship. About how much will cost modules, unfortunately, not reported.





We hope that soon on the official website project will be communicated to all the necessary details.

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/238829/