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Chinese manufacturer Huawei introduced new Smartphone Ascend Mate 2 4G at CES 2014 in Las Vegas. The Smartphone has a 4050 mAh battery, due to which the device is capable of so-called reverse charging - ability to charge the battery of your other mobile phones.




The Specifications of the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G:

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA (850/900/2100 MHz), LTE;
• Screen: 6.1-inch IPS + screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels, covered with protective glass Gorilla Glass, sensitive to touch hands with gloves;
• Processor: HiSilicon K3V3 or Snapdragon MSM8928 400 1.6 GHz and GPU Adreno 306;
• RAM: 2 GB;
• internal memory: 16 GB + slot for microSD;
• main camera 13 megapixel, autofocus, flash, aperture f/2.0, video recording Full HD;
• front camera: 5 megapixel, aperture f/2.4, video recording HD;
• wireless interfaces: A-GPS, GLONASS, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, DLNA, FM-radio, Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR;
• Battery: 4050 mAh (up to 2 days of work from a single battery charge, 12 hours of video playback);
• OS: Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with shell EmotionUI 2.0;
• Dimensions: 161 x 84.7 x 9.5 mm and weighs 202 grams.
• Misc: built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor

The Phone is expected to release by the end of first quarter of 2014.

Sony's flagship phones have best Uni-body Design with water and dust resistance but the performance is not the best in the industry while Samsung phones have better features and performance but lacks good design. Still these phones are over priced. The best phones of any manufacturers may be the top-selling or they may have the best specifications in the industry but they are not IDEAL.


An Ideal phone is one which has top notch specifications, best in class Design, innovative features, maximum durability and is nominally priced.  

Project S is now a trending topic among tech enthusiasts because it is on the verge of manufacturing an Ideal Smartphone.

Display


The Phone features a 5.8" WQHD Display with the resolution of 2560x1440. The screen is protected with scratch resistant tempered glass.

Design

The has an ergonomic design which allow fingers easily grip. The Aluminum unibody Project S phones have double side scratch resistant glass like Sony Xperia Z. The phon e is just 7.6mm thick. Unlike SXZ the speakers and microphone are hidden to maintain the unibody design. The phone is dust and water resistant. Black and white colors are available.


Processor and Memory

This phone is a powerhouse, unlike Samsung phones it has True Octa-core processor optimized with ARM Big LITTLE Tech. The phones have 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which can be expandable up to 64GB using an SD card.

Camera



The phones boasts a 16MP camera with LED shutter which can record up to 2160p @30fps and it also has features like OIS, HDR, etc. The front 2MP camera is more than enough for video calls and its can also record 1080p videos @30fps.

Other Features


The phone has a built-in motion sensor which helps to control the phone without touching it using predefined gestures. The phones also have an IR blaster which can be used as a universal remote.

The phones also have features like WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, DLNA and Miracast. The phones are also wireless charging compatible.


We can see this Ideal Smartphone in the market only if the Project S gets enough funds. The fund raising is hosted by indiegogo. The phone will be priced at $299 unlocked.  

Phonebloks was proclaimed as the "Most Innovative Smartphone concept which would definitely fail" by many of the techies around the globe. But now the scenario has changed, the probability of getting modular phones has increased since Motorola announced that they are working on a modular phone similar to Phonebloks.



Motorola was the first company to manufacture Mobile phones and it has got proficiency in mobile tech. Since Motorola is a Google owned company, Google will put its engineering expertise and funds into this Project. Thus, Project Ara can be a reality.



Let's assume that Motorola has finally manufactured a modular phone and its available in the market. Based on these assumptions, I'll discuss whether an ordinary customer will buy the Motorola Ara or not.

A customer will buy the Motorola Ara because:

• It will be a unique phone in the market and first phone of its kind, so there will be an urge to buy this phone.
• Its HARDWARE can be upgradable or customizable.
• It lasts Longer.
• Probably it will be running on Android since its made by Google, quick software up-gradation can be expected.
• The phone intended to minimize electronic waste, so it's likely to influence people who have concerns about the environment.  

A customer will NOT  buy the Motorola Ara because:

• The first electronic gadget of its kind when it comes to market, it will be costly. For example iPhone.
• According to many Engineers the thickness of the modular phones will be much more when compared to the phones available now. So, nobody wants to buy a bulky phone.
• The availability of the Modules will be less.
• Competition from other mobile manufacturers

On the basis of the points mentioned above, we can clearly say that the probability of a customer buying a modular phone will be high. Thus on the basis of the assumptions which we made earlier we can say that Project Ara is a Winner.



But still we cannot say whether The Project Ara is a BIG Success or BIG failure of this Era.

These were my thoughts about Project Ara. If you want to add more pints or if you want share your thoughts, please comment below.