The Ara phone is made up of a chassis (or “endoskeleton”) and a variety of modules that can be attached to it. The chassis provides the phone with its basic structure and functionality, including the battery, processor, and display. The modules provide additional features and functionality, such as cameras, speakers, and keyboards.
To modularize the phone, Motorola used a variety of design principles and technologies. These included:
* Modular design: The phone was designed from the ground up to be modular, with a chassis that is specifically designed to accommodate different modules.
* Standardized interfaces: The modules all connect to the chassis using a standardized interface, which makes it easy to swap them out.
* Software abstraction: The software that runs the phone is designed to abstract the hardware, so that it can work with different modules without any special modifications.
The Ara phone is still in development, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way we think about smartphones. By allowing users to customize their phones and to upgrade them as new modules become available, the Ara could make phones more affordable, more sustainable, and more versatile than ever before.
