Both devices come are made from metal construction and large-sized 6.4-inch screen, priced pretty reasonable. The camera protrudes from the back, however.
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Lenovo, commenced its Tech World Show event with a bang as it launched the world’s first Google Tango-enabled smartphone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro.
However, it seems that, despite the unveiling of a prototype Project Tango smartphone equipped with Intel’s RealSense camera development kit, Project Tango is not going to see the light of day any time soon. Tango can also project objects into the view on its screen like “life-size dinosaurs”, to give just one example.
Project Tango started around three years ago as a project inside of ATAP, Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group.
The smartphone incorporates a collection of sensors that map the surroundings in order to create augmented reality.
However, Motorola reaffirmed the RAZR flip-phone would be not be making a comeback in a statement despite a new TV ad heavily featuring the device, adding that “we will transform mobile again on June 9”. Tango builds augmented reality right into an Android phone or tablet. The 6.4-inch PHAB2 Pro has an intelligent Assertive Display with a pin-sharp QHD (2,560 x 1,440) resolution.
The 3D sensing means there’s a ton of extra cameras.
Coming to the Camera of this new handset, It sports a 16-Megapixel PDAF Primary rear camera along with a depth sensor and motion tracking sensor that help in indoor navigation and 3D mapping. The Phab has Dolby Atmos sound output, as well as full Dolby 5.1 audio capture.
“Lenovo needed a highly robust and dependable platform for Tango and we are extremely pleased they chose the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor for its advanced technology and comprehensive design”, said Alex Katouzian, senior vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
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That’s a crucial step in the promising new frontier in “augmented reality”, or the digital projection of lifelike images and data into a real-life environment. Developer kits have existed since 2014, but it’s unclear what the developer uptake is like. Tango uses software and sensors to track motions and size up the contours of rooms, empowering Lenovo’s new phone to map building interiors. There was a “toy box” app that could place virtual dominoes or other toys on real-life objects, which you could then interact with.
