Google's ambitious Project Ara has been canned
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- Anonymous
- MgH
- 02 Sep 2016
Herodroid, 02 Sep 2016oh my god... after all these years... after google promises... moreSo were you going to buy it if it was released having mind that one will not be able to change CPU, RAM or camera module?
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- AnonD-40493
- ntk
- 02 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2016So, only lg makes it right ?Actually they failed big time, the LG G5 modules are plagued with both software and hardware problems, just google it.
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- JMTM
- kex
- 02 Sep 2016
Makes perfect sense and they should since no one will buy it since their cpu and gpu can not be upgraded what's the point?
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- Dude
- 3Kf
- 02 Sep 2016
Surely didn't see that one coming 😏
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- Anonymous
- t}F
- 02 Sep 2016
Google cannot innovate on its own, even Android was not invented by them.
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- Anonymous
- fDh
- 02 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2016So, only lg makes it right ?moto z play already using it and may be iPhone 7 as well.
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- Eske Rahn
- 3ii
- 02 Sep 2016
So sad - but as the trend seems to be thin devices, unfortunately it makes sense, as we could not expect a sandwich of display + frame + back-modules to have a competitive thickness.
Though I personally would gladly sacrifice a few mm extra
Another issue is that they OUGHT to have had at the least one of the top slots designed to go through the frame, to allow for the thickness needed for a decent camera module, without horrible protrusion.
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- Anonymous
- tPG
- 02 Sep 2016
Modular design will save the planet, benefit the consumers but companies will lose money....so what else can I say?
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- Anonymous
- mrx
- 02 Sep 2016
Anonymous, 02 Sep 2016So, only lg makes it right ?LG's efforts are nothing like what Ara was supposed to be: there's a huge difference between a phone that can take a couple of accessories and one where all of the major components are swappable.
I wonder whether LG have sold enough "friends" for it to have been worth the effort?
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- Striker
- m{4
- 02 Sep 2016
No surprise - It's Giggle, afterall...
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- AnonD-491313
- ppS
- 02 Sep 2016
The smartphone market is getting more and more disapointing by the day... from everyone.
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- Anonymous
- M%Z
- 02 Sep 2016
Moto too.
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- Anonymous
- ty@
- 02 Sep 2016
So, only lg makes it right ?
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- AnonD-286474
- ij7
- 02 Sep 2016
Modular phones seem not to be fit for current tech
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- Herodroid
- nH{
- 02 Sep 2016
oh my god... after all these years... after google promises... how can they just suspend project? it doesnt make any sense after all these years of development.