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Modular smartphone Puzzlephone

03.11.2015

Finnish startup Circular Devices has launched a fundraiser to launch production of the modular Puzzlephone smartphone introduced in December 2014 on Indiegogo. The startup has already received $24,4 thousand from 52 users. Over the next 42 days, it is necessary to collect another $225,6 thousand ($250 thousand in total), then the campaign will be recognized as successful.

There are three PuzzlePhone models to choose from - The 1st Edition, Puzzlephone and Limited Edition. The first model is equipped with 16 GB of memory, the second - 32 GB, the third - 64 GB. In addition to memory, the models will differ in case materials: the latter two will contain metal elements.

The 1st Edition costs $333 or 299 euros, Puzzlephone - $444 or 399 euros, Limited Edition - $777 or 699 euros.

Subsequently, Circular Devices plans to release only the Puzzlephone for retail sale. The other two models will only be available to the first 250 customers. The startup promises to deliver devices in autumn 2016.

Puzzlephone is the simplest modular smartphone, it consists of only three parts: Spine, Heart and Brain. Spine is the largest detail. It contains an LCD screen, buttons, speakers and a microphone. Heart includes a battery and minor electronic components that can serve a variety of purposes. And finally, the Brain module contains the main electronic components.

The screen diagonal is 5 inches, the resolution is 1920 x 1080 pixels. The resolution of the main camera is 12 MP, the front camera is 5 MP. Battery capacity - 2800 mAh. Processor - 8-core, on 64-bit ARM architecture. The amount of RAM is 3 GB.

The device supports LTE, has an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and light sensors. Charging is via a USB-C port. The weight of the smartphone is 179g. The goal of the startup is "Our goal is to develop a reliable, maintainable and upgradeable modular mobile phone for users and open a new market segment for electronics manufacturers," says the Puzzlephone promo website.

The price for the base model is $333 According to the idea of the authors, the Puzzlephone user will be able to independently change modules, assembling a smartphone with the functionality he needs, and also replace modules in case they break. In turn, manufacturers will be able to produce modules with different characteristics and functionality.

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