One of the more interesting products is the Lenovo Phab2 Pro, described as the world’s first Tango-enabled smartphone that delivers augmented reality experiences (Project Tango, Google’s 3D mapping technology, is now simply known as Tango). Other modles include the Phab 2 and Phab 2 Plus, both of which also have 6.4 inch screens, but which lack the Tango camera setup, have lower-resolution displays, and feature MediaTek processors rather than Qualcomm chips.
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The Lenovo PHAB2 ProMaking uses Google’s software and sensors to enable motion tracking, depth perception and area learning.
Jeff Meredith, vice president and general manager of Android and Chrome computing at Lenovo, explained that the company wants to take Project Tango from a concept to a reality.
Tango technology allows the viewer to see 3-D objects in a virtual world, “transforming the world into a fully virtual space”, as seen in the video above where a stage becomes a magical garden with virtual animals running around.
Lenovo says the phone will sell for $500 when it begins shipping in August. All of these phones will be globally available starting in September, although it doesn’t sound like the Phab 2 and Phab Plus will be coming to the United States.
It’s called The PHAB2 Pro – which, well, doesn’t seem like the catchiest name. The device consists of 16 MP rear camera, a 8 MP front camera, a depth-sensing infrared camera with an imager and an emitter, along with a motion tracking camera.
Google aim is for building owners to use Tango’s technology to map out the interiors of their buildings and then share the data with Google so that owners of Tango-enabled phones can better navigate around those buildings. It’s the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, and it’s been more than a year in the making.
Lenovo also showed off the Moto Z Droid and the Moto Z Droid Force, phones that adopt a modular design in the same vein as the LG G5.
The second app, dubbed Woorld, allows you to create a tiny virtual world inside your own home, placing homes, plants and other objects around the household.
Lenovo is about to make its phablet phone dream come true, and here is the upcoming Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. It is powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 652 processor, which brings efficient hardware integration and processing, leading 4G LTE connectivity, and cutting-edge time stamping and camera and sensor processing capabilities.
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Pricing for the Lenovo PHAB2 will start at $199, and Phab2 Plus at $299, while PHAB2 Pro will start at $499.
