Project Ara
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.jpg) Ara smartphones with individual modules separated | |
| Also known as | Ara |
|---|---|
| Developer | Google (formerly with Motorola Mobility through the Advanced Technology and Projects group)[1] |
| Manufacturer | Google (individual modules and smartphone) |
| Product family | Yes |
| Type | Modular smartphone |
| Release date | Cancelled[2] |
| Operating system | Android |
| Website | Official website |
Project Ara is the codename for an initiative by Google. It aims to develop a free, open hardware platform for making modular smartphones. Google says the phone is designed to be used by "six billion people". It will come in three sizes.[3] The project was announced by Google in October 2013. It is led by Paul Eremenko.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nilay Patel (29 January 2014). "Google to keep Motorola Mobility's Advanced Technology group, including Project Ara modular phone". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ Sam Byford (1 September 2016). "Google reportedly cancels Project Ara modular smartphone plans". The Verge. Vox Media. Reuters. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ CNN, By Heather Kelly (16 April 2014). "Google's future phone: The modular Project Ara". CNN.
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