Google's latest project is a modular smartphone, project Ara.
The concept is a good one, and it'd be great to be able to fully customise a device in the future is interesting, even if this is just a project right now.
Would you want one?
Brett_Tabke
8:18 pm on Jan 15, 2015 (gmt 0)
Why is it a good one? I can't see this as anything but a novelty device.
I think phones have gotten so advanced, that they are no longer technological barriers to phone advancement. They are now just fashion statements.
engine
10:10 pm on Jan 15, 2015 (gmt 0)
The concept is good, being able to make your own specification, not this device.
Brett_Tabke
12:33 pm on Jan 23, 2015 (gmt 0)
I think it just locks you into long term platform. You buy the back plane and then keep buying upgrades because you can't get off the upgrade treadmill.
engine
12:36 pm on Jan 23, 2015 (gmt 0)
There are other modular systems coming out, too. I found one for an Internet of Things. I can see more practical sense in those than the phone.
EditorialGuy
7:39 pm on Jan 25, 2015 (gmt 0)
A modular phone might be fun or useful for a niche audience (the kind of people who like to build their own computers, for example).
For most people, a "modular phone" is likely to mean a ready-to-use phone with a free skin or case.
