Carbon 1 MK II is first phone in the world with a carbon fiber monocoque
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- kupfernigk
- 0p6
- 01 Mar 2021
A lot of "carbon fibre" products are thin layers of carbon wrapped around cheap materials. This is another one.
There's no point in using an expensive material unless it gives real benefits. This doesn't.
And yes, I have a real carbon fibre canoe. Not cheap, but half the weight of a molded plastic one.
- nanagdad
- fu%
- 01 Mar 2021
Pricey indeed. All because of carbon fiber. Does it come with unbreakable guarantee. Highly doubt it. It's all just for looks & bragging rights of having a light phone made of carbon fiber material. Not necessarily value for money. It's like having a cheap Chinese phone with gold plating haha
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- AnonD-966113
- Dkq
- 01 Mar 2021
Y'all really have too much expectations for $1000.
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- Anonymous
- HK}
- 01 Mar 2021
JerryRigEverything is gonna have a field day with this one...
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- Anonymous
- r3a
- 01 Mar 2021
Sorry bro, i am not moved
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- Icpro
- 0Ca
- 01 Mar 2021
Nokia N9 was the first Phone monocoque
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- AnonD-961600
- mHu
- 01 Mar 2021
MarOMG, 01 Mar 2021NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
Spending all those years for developin... moreDon't speak for everyone.
You can't afford it.
You don't like premium prestige.
You I also assume who dresses nor grooms to look clean fresh well dressed.
You don't eat or buy quality, but cheap.
- SEUL8TR
- mHu
- 01 Mar 2021
Nokia 8800 Arte is made with carbon fibre, Titanium, sapphire glass and stainless steel and metal.
£1100 it was in 2006.
- SEUL8TR
- mHu
- 01 Mar 2021
MarOMG, 01 Mar 2021NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. Spending all those years for developin... moreNot for people like you who can't afford it or has or likes premium quality craftsmanship or prestige.
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- MarOMG
- Mj@
- 01 Mar 2021
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
Spending all those years for developing something nobody asked for is nonsense.
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- Zero
- L8R
- 01 Mar 2021
Why... why Helio P90 for 800 Euros?
Then... if the phone is not that strong, GG for that money.
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- ppczouz
- q{x
- 01 Mar 2021
Sad that they go the extra steps and fall short toward the end....
Nice to have a C/F body, but the choice of internals is not good. 12nm chip in 2021? on a $1000 phone?
Now as to why, it might be obvious... they are using a pre-made Chinese
ODM device and not many feature the latest SnapDragon processors. And you can't really blame the makers as they don't expect (nor are they capable) of producing mass quantities of the phone, so they can't really invest in customer designs for the circuitry.
But I would have really hoped they could have sourced a screen with symmetrical bezels... that MASSIVE chin is so 2017. the top is not so bad, and having the bottom as such would have a nice Sony-vibe.
Now, if only they could grab a Pixel 4a and remake its shell in Carbon Fiber!
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- afronoia
- U}}
- 01 Mar 2021
That front view is exactly what I'm looking for in a phone. Slim top bezel instead of notch/hole, and squared screen corners instead of rounded. Though unlikely, I wish other manufacturers follow this front design.
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- Shadocx
- 33D
- 01 Mar 2021
It's like a 2017 midrange with carbon fiber and no charger to follow the actual trend.
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- beep bop boop
- GYi
- 01 Mar 2021
ngl the design is pretty sick
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- Nikolaaa
- g8$
- 01 Mar 2021
Cool smartphone, SoC is trash, other than that it is a nice phone for those who have spare money to afford something different...
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- Shady69
- rpM
- 01 Mar 2021
all this crap just to save up about 50 grams? and only using a 3000 mAh battery.
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- Anonymous
- DkP
- 01 Mar 2021
this technological achievement deserves appreciation 👏👏
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- Wereweeb
- 8Ks
- 01 Mar 2021
Very nice. This is expensive because they can't yet mass produce it, but they need to show that this material is usable for smartphones.
So this is for people with more money than common sense, and that's fine. Let them finance innovation.