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1. By :Himanshu Dariyani
3BCA1

2. 1.What is Project ARA?
2.What is Modular Smartphone?
3.How ARA works?
4.About MDK .
5.What Technologies Used.
6.Advantages & Disadvantages.
7.Project Goal.
Contents

4. What is Project ARA?
• ARA is a codename for an initiative that aims to
develop an Open Hardware Platform for creating
Modular Smartphones.

5. Developer Google, Motorola etc
Type Modular Smartphone
Introductory price Minimal cost ~US$50
Operating System Android
CPU ,Memory, Storage, Display,
Graphics, Sound, Input, Camera,
Connectivity, Power
Modular
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6. Modular Smartphone?
• A smartphone made using different components
that can be independently upgraded or replaced is
known as Modular Smartphone.

7. How ARA works?
Project has Two Core Components
MODULES

8. Endoskeleton
• Endoskeleton (or “Endo”) is the frame of the
device that determines the size and layout of the
phone.
• Available Sizes of the Endoskeletons are:
Mini, Medium and Large

10. Module
• Module can be anything like :
• Processor, CPU ,Memory, Storage, Display,
Graphics, Sound, Input, Camera,
Connectivity, Power
• Module can be built by any developer using open
source MDK.

13. About MDK
• MDK defines the ARA platform for module
developers and provides reference
implementations for various design features.

14. • UniPro
• UniPro is a High Speed Internet Protocol
• Electro Permanent Magnets
• Electro Magnets For affixing the modules in
place in the ‘ENDO’
Technologies Used

15. • Phone is very inexpensive.
• Buy the features that you want.
• Last indefinitely.
• Repairs are easier and cheaper.
Advantages of ARA

16. • Bigger and heavier than a smartphone.
• Connectors bounds to cause problems.
• Certain combinations won’t work.
• Won’t be optimized.
Disadvantages of ARA

17. • Google says the device is designed to be utilized by
"6 billion people”.
• Google intends to sell a starter kit of US$50 it
includes a frame, display, battery, low-end CPU and
Wi-Fi.
Project Goal