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[Project Ara General] alph1793:
Seeing as I'm a Neanderthal in phone terms - running 2.3 on an HD2 - I think more in terms of functionality than absolute specifications, so here goes... (and thanks to all those who gave me ideas)

Transferable CPU/RAM module so I can put it in different size endo frames for everyday, night out, holiday tablet.

Transferable ROM module for the same reason.

Dual SIM - but only if the OS can automatically select the more appropriate one. Otherwise two separate SIM modules I can swap around.

4.3" screen for my 'everyday' phone, smaller for a 'night out' phone.

E-ink screen alternative for extended use away from charging facilities.

Rear screen - for those status messages, always on ability - would drain the battery less

WiFi module - obviously.

Bluetooth module - separate to WiFi as I really don't use one often.

IR module - I really miss the ability to control my TV, etc. with my phone like my old ipaq could.

NFC module for payment, etc.

FM radio module - I wouldn't use it often, but on journeys...

GPS and compass module - for driving and sailing.

Accelerometer/orientation module - don't use, but would like the option.

Camera modules - variety of, a slimline one for everyday use and a decent one for which I'd accept one that stood proud of the frame.

Torch/flash module

Speaker module - I do occasionally broadcast music, but I'd like one that could use any flat surface as an amplifier.

Program storage - enough that I don't have to worry.

Onboard storage - yup!

Micro SD card reader

3.5" jack and USB/charging point on separate module so when they break it can be replaced.

Retractable earbuds that retract back into my phone - thanks, trainman261, brilliant idea!

Multiple battery support.

Hardware buttons to I get to keep my screen real-estate

Walkie-talkie module - useful when not in range of the network.

Ok, I'm sure several functions are likely to be integrated in one module (WiFi, BT, FM, GPS, etc.) which is good for the number of functions you can get into the space.

Oh, yes. Price. I'd pay 300GBP for the starting model and another 300 for the 'extras', so 1000USD in total.
[Project Ara General] jclendineng:
Haha get a nexus. 300 for better specs than that.
[Project Ara General] TheKindleMCPEGuy:
I would like.....

Snapdragon 801 at 2.something ghz

Adreno 330 450Mhz

3 GB RAM

3.8 V 5000 mAh,9 Wh,Qi wireless charging

5.0 in (130 mm) diagonal IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3 :D (2k screen) (500 ppi)

20.7 MP with OIS f/24 aperture and Xenon flash

5 MP front camera

3.5 mm TRRS

GPS

Wi-Fi 80211 a/b/g/n/ac

Bluetooth 4.0

NFC

IR

I need global coverage so this. Every radio band

Would be: $500 - $600

TapaTalk'd from a KFSOWI :D
[Project Ara General] ivonSQY:
Anything can I used with my thought?
[Project Ara General] crqzyvonzipper:
I think the key is customization.... Its basically what we already see but only now you should be able to 'make your own' device.

Having said that. They will probably choose to ship entry level stuff as a usable phone and then allowing us to mod as we see fit.
[Project Ara General] TheKindleMCPEGuy:
Yup... that's right :)
[Project Ara General] ownage96:
I would just like something like the nexus 5 with a better camera , bigger battery (2600 to 3000 mah) and better build quality. I would be willing to pay 400-450$.
[Project Ara General] keithljh:
64bit snapdragon 810 with octa core

20mp camera

Nvidia tegra k1 gpu

3gb ram

Lte -a with global support

4-5000mah battery

Water proof

720p or 1080p display

USB 3.0 charging

Wireless charging

Dual boot os
[Project Ara General] Simone98RC:
CPU: Intel x64 Octa-Core 2.4 Ghz;

GPU: NVIDIA Tegra K1;

RAM: 4 GB;

Storage: 64 GB (4 GB dedicated to ROM), SD support up to 128 GB;

Battery: removable 3500 mAh SiO+ (like LG G2, but a little bigger);

Sensors: accelerometer, gyroscope, heart rate, gravity, ambient temperature;

Camera: 8 MP OIS rear, 6x zoom and flash support (recording 1920*1080@60 FPS), 8 MP OIS frontal (1080*1920 for both camera and camcorder, 30 FPS);

Wi-Fi: Dual-band (a dream) 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac;

2G/3G/4G support;

FM radio support;

Walkie-talkie support (another dream);

A-GPS;

Built-in NFC;

Bluetooth 4.1 Low-Energy;

A2DP support;

Double speaker;

Fingerprint

Audio output stereo, located at sideways (like my old Nokia 5320);

LED support (like SGS3);

USB 3.0 support;

Fingerprint support;

Charging up to 2000 mAh (another dream!), wireless charging supported;

Hardware buttons (like SGS4 and older);

Display: 5" Sapphire or Gorilla Glass 3 1080*1920@441 ppi (no useless overload of GPU as lots of trademarks are doing on their devices, Full HD on that display requires that ppi);

Waterproof for almost 3 metres and 1 hour under water level.

Budget? No more, according to my... family rules [emoji6], than €400-450 (the greatest dream, being patient I hope the price will decrease).

I think this topic is very imaginative: hardware manufacturers will never answer to our preferences so easily.

Regard the total price, as I said we have to be optimistic, assembled devices "must" be less expensive than a prefabricated one: no pre-installed rom, nor warranty... so less price, as happens for computers sold without OS.

At least 6 months to see Ara phones on market, so our "incredible" requests will be drastically less dear [emoji41]

Ps please, if you are XDA members you should have as prerequisite a bit of mind: I reported one of the actually best realizable Android terminals (obviously x64 architecture isn't currently available), but someone writes about phones like 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB and more of storage space, NASA mainboards... and a ridiculous budget about no more than €300.

It's unrealizable unless you are the greatest genius "at the same time" of Intel, NVIDIA and blabla hardware teams [emoji6].
[Project Ara General] Bamboori:
CPU: Single-Core, 1ghz+ (some cpu that saves a lot of energy)

RAM: 512mb+

ROM: 1gb+

2G/3G

Bluetooth 3.0+

Storage: 2 micro sd slots

Camera: 5MP+, Flash and Focus

screen: at least vga, possibly e-ink

if possible i would like the small version with a qwertz keyboard, but i doubt that will happen (just not enough space).

so my plan is the medium model with a front qwertz keyboard, average screen, at least two extra batteries and maybe a solar panel if i have the space.

i mainly use my phone for texting, browsing and music, so i dont really need a lot of power cpu-wise.

i dont really know how much this will cost me, but i hope my stuff will be rather in the lower-cost area :p
[Project Ara General] RabbidZ:
Welcome to 2006 :p

A BlackBerry Like Android or Windows Phone Smartphone would be nice :cool:

With QSD 810, 3 GB RAM, 64 GB Storage, Big Battery and Design/Size Mix of a BB Passport and BB Q10
[Project Ara General] Bamboori:
what might also work (if it comes out) is a backflip-like qwertz keyboard for the small model :)

although i must say even the small model could easily go for a full qwertz keyboard on the front if they just offered smaller screens.
[Project Ara General] yzak58:
Internals of Moto E with 4 or 4.3 " screen and an 8mp af camera with flash

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That would named one hell of a cheap phone.

But I personally prefer something with at least 1GB RAM.
[Project Ara General] zxybabydoll:
I want basically a note 3 with:

•5.9" display

•QHD, 4k SuperAmoled

•Qi charging

•4000 MaH Battery

•At least a Qualcomm 805

•64 bit processor

•4GB ram

•128GB internal storage

•Micro SD card slot

•12 to 16 mp ois rear camera

•At least 2mp front facing camera

•3.5mm headphone jack

•The usual internals, WiFi a/b/g/n/ac, gps, Bluetooth 4.0LE, NFC

•An IR blaster

•Fingerprint or eye scanner

•1 hardware button as seen on the Note 3

•S-pen Wacom style, prefer a place to store the pen but not required

•1 extra Hardware button that can be programmed Ala Pressy style

I would pay $800 to $1000 for this phone
[Project Ara General] awanshrestha:
About project ARA

The price can be around same as iPhone ones.Because it is the same hardware that is integrated.Or the mixed price with android and iPhone ones.Normal 500 -600 dollar range.But the question is what happens when it falls.. I doubt here though..
[Project Ara General] RabbidZ:
1000$ ? This would be 3-4 times bigger than the Production Cost!
[Project Ara General] Silverquark:
Im pretty sure prices will be nearly as high as the price you will pay if you build your own custom pc.

And there will be pre-build variants to choose from
[Project Ara General] TbbKillerrat:
That a great build and i think the price is ok for this but for me it's to expensive. But i think if project ara is coming out the prices are much lower.
[Project Ara General] captainphoenixx:
6" 2K curved oled

2.5g nvidia cpu

3g ram

128gb storage w/ card slot

4200 mah battery

20mp ois rear camera

12mp ois front camera

Stereo front speakers

Qi wireless charging

Nfc, bluetooth, wifi...etc

Lte advanced

And $1000 - $1200
[Project Ara General] tpr0:
Since when building custom PCs is more expensive than pre built -__-
[Project Ara General] Silverquark:
I did not say that. I just said it will be nearly as expensive as a custom build pm and there will also be pre-built variants. I did not say anything about the price of the pre-built ones
[Project Ara General] RapDroid:
That soc is a bit slow for such a hyped device.
[Project Ara General] Exentio:
Tegra K1 64-Bit

4 GB of RAM

21MP + 13MP (Duo camera) with Laser Autofocus and Bi-Color flash and OIS like on LG G3, 8MP frontal with a tiny Flash LED

5,4" FHD

At least 64GB internal + SD Slot

3600-4200Mah Battery

Frontal Double speakers + at least 2W speaker rear

NFC, Bluetooth, LTE-A, GSM + CDMA, GPS, Glonass, iQ Wireless Charging, Miracast Support

3,5 headphones jack, Micro-USB type C with MHL, Micro-HDMI, Micro SIM slot (but Nano SIM is also OK)

Stylus with at least 1024 levels of pressure

Fingerprint Scanner

1 Camera soft-touch button + 1 customizzable soft-touch button + Soft-touch volume buttons + Soft-touch power button (and Knock-on software feature of course)

I think it'll cost under $900
[Project Ara General] Chbreet:
My Dream Phone And The Only Reason To Change From Symbian To Android

I Still Waiting For My Customized Dream Phone To Be Like:

* I Like Project ARA Phone To Be Made For Who Want Own An Higher Specs. Phone Over Other Ready Manufactured Sold Phones On The World.

2.7 Ghz Quad Core And Up

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

Adreno 420 Or Better

5.5'' Gorilla Glass 3/Saphire Scratch Proof IPS 4K (512 PPI Or Better) With Clear Black Tech [Like Nokia] if Possible!

Home/Menu Button

3-4 Gb RAM

64 GB Internal + MicroSD Slot Support Up To 128 GB

Global LTE With (Dual Sim Support) Must Be !!

Android L (As They Promised)

8 MP Front Camera (Or Up)

20.6 MP Rear Camera And Up With OIS For Photo - Video (Must Be Xenon Flash)

Independent FM Radio

NFC

I REALLY WISH (Play Via Radio) Can Be Added

BT V-4.1

WiFi AC

GPS

3400 mAh Battery Or Better

USB On-The-Go (Plus HDMI Output Support)

I Extremely Will Pay Any Fee's Required Even 2000 US $

:good::cowboy:
[Project Ara General] nikc0069:
Wolfson dac. Seriously, just give me a good dac with control of the hardware features.

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Oh and if I'm dreaming, quantum entangled data connection module
[Project Ara General] adamo1139:
My dream : intel 4x2, 8 /snap 800 2.7

2gb ram

32 GB rom

Tf card support

8 mpx back camera with ois

Biiig battery (about 3500 mah)

One physical button under screen and two touch buttons under screen

Fdd-Lte support

5 inch HD,

Super Amoled

Strong mobile signal

Square design

No free Space up screen(can be without front camera)

Aosp

Thin - about 6 mm

CM 11 , Enigma v2.11
[Project Ara General] hotshotbg:
I would say something compact in size with nice features but not expensive...

4.3 - 4.5 inch AMOLED screen with 720p resolution

good CPU and graphics (Snapdragon 800 for example)

2800 - 3200mAh battery

2GB RAM (not more but not less than 1.5GB)

8-12MP camera with excellent quality and very good low light performance

powerful LED flash (will be used as a flashlight too)

16 - 32GB storage with optional microSD slot

Wi-fi

Bluetooth

GPS

Accelerometer

3G/4G

NFC chip

rear speaker

3.5 jack

microUSB port with OTG

weight must be up to 150gr.

Basically a better mini phone (most manufacturers always make their minis suck at something).

Would pay up to $400 or even a little bit more if all is great quality. :fingers-crossed:
[Project Ara General] kartrikpal:
I would get up a snap 800 2.3ghz

2Gig ram

8mp and 5mp cam with ois

3000mah

4'3 to-5' HD or any

Gorilla glass 1 or 3

Internal memory of 16gb

Band gsm & 3G enough !:rolleyes:

Heat sync must !:D:D:banghead:
[Project Ara General] jannick.strobel:
I would pay The same price as i would pay for another high end Phone ~600€
[Project Ara General] Dewsy:
Let's see...

For the phone part, i don't have specs, because it's evolving fast. But i have a pair of module dreams.

A QX1 style camera module with intercangable lenses. Sony E-mount or Mft mount. Also an EVF module, and a big battery module, with a nice grip.

That would be the perfect phone/camera device for me. Ever evolving and changing to be up to date.
[Project Ara General] MiPaDo:
Doesn't seem like the battery aspect could be different. Like each unit will contribute a little to the overall total?

For me sky is the limit, I pre ordered the Ubuntu phone that was doomed(I can't even remember that never to be project that I invested in)

I want a 64bit processor even the snapdragon 615(looks to be on par with with 800/801.

Like most people on here I'll max out everything I can except for screen resolution and size. For me the ideal phone will be 4.7" 1080p and 65mm wide. If only the z3 compact was 1080 I'd be rocking that.

Specifically I'll want a great DAC, a huge sensor, and a custom slot I can have my cars key fob programmed into, thus freeing up some pocket space
[Project Ara General] –NigthFury–:
I just want the specs of lg g4 and s6 specs.both best specs combined
[Project Ara General] garva1:
I just want a good phone with good specs and awesome battery life and if it will look like this then i will bought it within minutes.

[IMG="Project Ara based phone really looking awesome"]http://projectaraforum.com/attachments/project-ara-4-jpg.8/[/IMG]
[Project Ara General] UserofAndroid1813:
I think it would look somewhat like this.

The lastest Snapdragon Processor in Quad-Core and fastest Graphics Card

A 5.5 IN 4K Display AMOLED

A 3200mah battery

Stock Android Lolipop or CM12.

A 21 MP OIS Back Camera that is great at lowlight pictures

Paired with a 5 MP front facing canera, don't need anything fancy here.

Front Facing speakers or really awesome speakers next to my MicroUSB port.

Must have 32/64GB of onboard storage, with a 32GB MicroSD card expansion slot.

Radio Bands to work everywhere in the US. I dont travel but the phone could come with a Global Radio Module in the box just incase.

I would pay 300-500 for this phone, but the cheaper the better.

Sent from LG G2 via XDA App
[Project Ara General] bonds350z:
thats the beauty of it, you get exactly what you want,

current specs as to date

2 trim lines

1 having the tegra k1 processor the other being a 64 bit marvel based processor

the rest is up to you

good thing here is the tegra k1 supports 4k video through hdmi, max screen format for lcd being 3840x2160

so no 4k to your main screen but your talking about a processor and gpu supporting navida cuda cores and up to 8 gb of ram

sourced directly from the tegra website

http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-k1-processor.html

so expect to see an awsome lcd panel,

the rest being pretty basic to get you to buy more modules, so say 8 or 14mb camra, options of 16 32 or 64gb memory sizes, 2600mah standard, I see options as high as 4800mah set ups, ram will be standard at 4gb upgradeable to 8gb.

this part is mostly speculation but it is based off of known facts and current trends in the hardware configurations.
[Project Ara General] googleygoggles:
My needs are similar...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.3GHz

Adreno 330 450MHz

3 GB RAM

3.8 V 2800 mAh, 8 Wh, Qi wireless charging, Rapid Charging Technology

4.96 in (126 mm) diagonal IPS LCD with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (1080×1920 px (444 ppi))

13 MP with OIS, f/2.4 aperture

2 MP Front Camera

3.5 mm TRRS

GPS

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Bluetooth 4.0 LE

NFC

Quad Band GSM

All bands 3G/HSPA+ 42Mbps

7 band 4G LTE radio (like the disabled one in the nexus 4) WITH AMPLIFIERS, ETC.. SO IT CAN BE USED (Looking at you N4)

Wish list but will never happen:

HDMI port

42MP Rear Camera

8 MP Front Camera

4K screen

All Band RADIOS
[Project Ara General] mpc007:
What I'd want:

- Either a 4.3 inch with 720p or a 4.7 - 5 incher with 1080p

- Quadcore soc on par with latest Qualcomms / Nvidias (801, 805, etc.)

- At least 2 GB RAM (depends if ram is in same module as Soc, if it is, I might go for 3 GB)

- Bluetooth, NFC, Wifi N (wifi ac optional), GPS (infrared blaster optional), 4G LTE

- At least 2300 MAh for 4.3 inch and 3000 MAh for 4.7 - 5 inch (of course depends how big the modules are, and if can make my desired config with 2 accu's instead of 1)

- At least 12 MP OIS LED-flashed back camera (capable of 1080p video recording), at least 2 MP wide-angled capable front camera (flash on front cam optional)

- Boomsound speakers on the front (love the Ones on my HTC One M7, really want those a new phone) and a high-powered 3.5mm jack for headphones or AUX

- External storage (micro sd) slot, at least up to 64 GB

I know I can get this package on existing phones, it's almost same as my current HTC One M7, but on that phone, I hate the back camera and low battery capacity. If I'd have to make a cheaper build, i would choose for a mid-end Soc (like Qualcomm 400 in the Moto G) and a 720p screen in a smaller formfactor, since I could upgrade anytime :)
[Project Ara General] divie:
Snapdragon 805/810/820 with latest Adreno GPU

3gb RAM

2 x 2650 mah batteries

4.7inch 1080p lcd display

12 megapixel camera with led flash

Loudest speakers possible

Multiple led notification lights

MicroSD up to 128gb

Would pay max 900$

Sent from my XT897 with Tapatalk 4
[Project Ara General] thelous:
If there was possible get windows 10 desktop mode to tablet dual bootable i would pay up to 800$, device is samsung galaxy tab 4 7.0
[Project Ara General] Renaldas2000:
I'd be willing to pay around £300 for it, and if I can't get it to compete with the OnePlus One, then I'm buying the One
[Project Ara General] alfo!!!:
If you want this, you must buy a one plus one...
[Project Ara General] divie:
One plus one doesn't have a 4.7 inch screen. It's way too big for me. Also a lot of prople have issues with that phone. Besides, if project ara works out, I will be able to swap the processor for a newer one when it's available. That's a big plus for me.

Sent from my SM-T320 with Tapatalk 4
[Project Ara General] alfo!!!:
It's true!! Nice!!!
[Project Ara General] anathema_forever:
I want a USA variant of Huawie P8 max with rear eink display, snapdragon CPU, Sprint + Tmobile + ATT radios and unlocked bootloader.
[Project Ara General] marcdegasperi:
You will probably pay 1000$ and more for a midrange speched smartphone
[Project Ara General] T M L:
The screen should be as small as possible to fit in the hand. The USB port should be at the top or the side and should have a cover for the USB port to keep it clean.

Also try a good music playing ability.
[Project Ara General] TheStigGB:
You can buy the Microsoft Lumia 1520 for the 42MP Camera.
[Project Ara General] mau006:
Just got a Project Fi invite, would be great if it worked with that. Apart from that, something like a Nexus 6 with the ability to swap in a camera module akin to a Galaxy S6 or LG G4. Hell, a G4 with stock Android sounds plenty nice. My eyes are getting old, so if you could buy a large screen (AMOLED for active display) that's "only" 1080p, that'd be nice.
[Project Ara General] bananapeal:
I really hope Google isn't reading this and getting ideas. What's with everyone throwing $900 around? Even if 900, be modest say 500$ keep avg price signals low!

Google-- ca'mon-- you're distributing this for the first time in Puerto Rico! They are having budget crisis and poor! Imagine how assenine to sell 900$ phone! Don't listen to these shmucks!

The people of Puerto Rico and the world need affordable modular phones, project Ara needs penetration to become a thing. Nvidia needs to sell some SOC. Hint hint?

K ay you're welcome that one's free.
[Project Ara General] Jasraj012:
I my dream phone I would like ;

3+ GB ram

2.5+ Ghz hexa or octa core processer(s) (Qualcomm. Not smart enough to know models)

Screen ppi 500+

Fast charge tech.

15MP + rear camera

6+ MP front camera

4.7 inches

3500+ MAh battery

Would definitely pay $600-700 for this.

?????
[Project Ara General] dvdmoo:
Haha, I absolutely agree! I like the Ara concept for its upgradebility, hopefully the base skeleton + minimal phone modules will cost way less than $500, maybe $200?

Here's to dreaming :)
[Project Ara General] allpet66:
Ok thank you all .. but with all the recent news and changes the project is still realistic?
[Project Ara General] muro_2018:
Thanks for the info.
[Project Ara General] Violet x:
Liking everyone's ideas. I just hope it's not overly priced like Samsung's or iPhone or whatever. Lol #postcount9 need 1 more
[Project Ara General] allpet66:
Dea Violet X I hope there will be a mobile called "Project ara" and that we can think about the price..... I don't want to be a jinx but there are too many situations that I don't understand.
[Project Ara General] devilindisguise:
You can always get a lumia at that price and specs

?
[Project Ara General] allpet66:
What a luck!!!!!!!!!
[Project Ara General] frigidazzi:
I'd really pay up to 800 for top notch specs. This being under the idea that next year or two I could just swap out new processor and RAM for a hundred or two. Then leave everything else it I wanted to alone.
[Project Ara General] GodWasADeveloper:
I'd pay a $1000 for an Ara with:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

6 Gb LPDDR4 ROM

4K Screen

5.2 inches

4000 mAh battery

Sapphire Crystal Screen

21 MP camera with OIS and 4K at 60fps

8 MP front camera with OIS

Internal Memory 128 GB

Dual Sim and Memory card slot

USB C-3.1

GPS

NFC

Infrared

Front Facing Stereo Speakers

4G

I guess that's much of a dream phone ?
[Project Ara General] elcano01:
I don't ask for much. Something like a Nexus 6P with modular battery and modular extended storage would be enough for me.

It is not as challenging as modular processor or display. It is definitively within the technical capability of Google, no doubt about it. I can understand why Google has not released a phone with modular processor, but Google has decided to leave to our imagination the explanation on why they haven't offered modular battery or storage on any of their recent Nexus phones (I don't know about the pre-Nexus 4).

My hypothesis:

Battery: planned obsolescence

Storage: to support their business model

The second one deserves expansion. Most Alphabet businesses work by analyzing our behavior or the contents that we generate. Local storage restricts their ability to do that.

In that sense, I think Project Ara is an effort from Google to delay and reduce the possibility of a successful modular phone business elsewhere. It is very similar to the half-baked permission controls in Marshmallow, created only to put a brake on the demand for 3rd party solutions.

So...if the Ara team ever releases something, it certainly will fall well below your expectations. And will never be a serious alternative like the Nexus phones are.

Google could prove that their are serious by merging their ugly duckling team (Ara) with their star teams (Nexus/Pixel) and releasing a strong, modular contender together. That ain't happening.

Yeah. I want to be wrong.