There is less left for Google to launch its first modular smartphone. The Ara project is going from strength to strength and every day new manufacturers join this idea by offering their products in a modular way.
We know that in the next edition of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we will see some news, iWe can even test a prototype, but while we wait we can feast on these modules for Project Ara published by Toshiba.
Toshiba shows its camera modules for Project Ara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo4GeSil9fU#t=27
And it is that the manufacturer based in Tokyo, has shown its new modules for the Ara project oreitnados to the cameras. On the one hand they have presented a 2 megapixel front lens in addition to two modules for 5 and 13 megapixel rear cameras respectively.
For now these new modules from Toshiba they are just prototypes Although the Japanese giant's plan is to start mass-producing them and offer them to users of a modular device over the next year, within the three-year development plans presented by Toshiba.
The bad thing is that we do not have any sample images that can give us an idea of seeing the quality of the captures of these modules although at least we can see a video showing the operation of the 5 megapixel module.
El Project Ara is really interesting. When Google sold Motorola it did very well to keep this idea from the American manufacturer. In addition, more and more manufacturers are joining this interesting project. Not to mention the health-oriented modules, which will surely be the best sellers.
Hopefully Google will soon launch the first device with this curious modular system because the fact of being able to fully customize the features of your phone seems really interesting to me. Also Google allow certain modules to be hot swapped, no need to turn off the device.
You what do you think of the Ara Project? Do you think it will really mark a before and after in the sector?