A fully customizable modular phone is on its way but apparently, not from Motorola alone.
In the social networking site Weibo, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted photos of the company’s project, which depicted a lot of similarities to the concept of Motorola’s “Project Ara“. The CEO admitted in earlier reports that the company is also considering the possibility of venturing into the creation of a modular phone.
Dubbed as the “Magic Cube,” Xiaomi’s modular phone is said to utilize blocks like Lego bricks. It is seen in the photos that each brick is designated to hold a certain part of the phone- may it be the phone’s camera, battery, or memory.
Motorola said the concept of a modular phone allows users to upgrade their phones with ready-made hardware. There will be “spare parts” so that when a part of the phone breaks, it may easily be replaced with a new one, without compromising the other parts.
Users of the modular phone would be given the power to decide what features they want for their phones and how it would look. They may change the battery, expand the memory, or install a better camera to the phone as time goes by.
Motorola said it is in collaboration with Phoneblocks to complete the project. The company said it is hoping to have developers on board soon with an early Module Developers Kit set for launch in the coming winter.
It’s still unknown whether or not Xiaomi would officially launch its modular phone concept to the market. Still, it’s exciting to see that other phone manufacturers were interested to build such unique devices in the future.
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