The company called the time of the beginning of sales of the new modular phone designer whose component parts can be replaced individually. Sales start was scheduled for 2015.
At a press conference in mountain view in California, Google announced that commercial prototype modular phone Project Ara will be available for implementation in 2015. Analysis of the new smartphone will be held in Puerto Rico, and from a smartphone you can buy individual modules, such as the screen, the battery or the camera.
The company came to an agreement with the local operators OpenMobile and Claro, and she told me that the original phone they are going to introduce to the market evenly. Puerto Rico must demonstrate to the company, to see how fresh fixture consumers and not scare them overly huge variety of "spare parts".
At the time of launch for the phone Project Ara will be available approximately 20-30 modules in 10 different categories, shall notify The Verge. Interestingly, the gadget will be sold not only in specialized shopping centers Ara Marketplace, but also in mobile homes, which usually sell hot dogs or ice cream.
The current prototype of the phone has the code name for Spiral 2, supports 3G network, but by the end of the 2nd quarter the company plans to launch Spiral 3 with LTE support and a more capacious battery. Directly Spiral 3 and will start implementation in Puerto Rico. Project phone-designer made itself felt at the end of 2013 and is being developed by employees of Motorola, which was acquired by Google.
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