Google has come up with a concept of a modular phone, named Ara, where a smartphone is seen as a compilation of modular blocks. This means that the camera, speaker, battery are parts that can be bought and changed if the need arises.
So instead of buying a new device every couple of months to get the latest updates and specs, you just buy the part required and simply tack it onto your phone, replacing the older modules.
Cool. Isn’t it?
Project Ara is Google’s vision for the future of smartphones.
The Ara frame contains all the functionality of a smartphone plus six flexible slots for easy swapping. The modules fit neatly into the frame, allowing for upgrades, innovation and style.
Slide any Ara module into any slot and it just works. Powering this simplicity is Greybus, a new bit of software deep in the Android stack. Greybus supports instantaneous connections, power efficiency and data-transfer rates of up to 11.9 Gbps.
One other cool thing is that you can use an app to eject a module.
Google’s first Ara phone is set to be released in 2017.
