Google’s modular Ara phone update was easily my favorite announcement from I/O 2016. It also turned out to be one of the most controversial.
Many of us, Verge readers and writers alike, have awaited the arrival of a modular phone ever since we first saw Dave Hakkens’ 2013 Phonebloks concept video. We’ve envisioned a modular CPU, GPU, battery, display, sensors, and memory, in addition to things like cameras, GPS, fingerprint sensors, kickstands, microphones, Amazon Dash buttons, e-Ink displays, and of course, lasers. We also want it to be as thin as every other flagship smartphone around. But Ara isn’t that, to the annoyance of Vlad Savov and other prominent voices in tech.
via The Verge
