Ubuntu Edge - The phone that BEATS all other phones

Ubuntu Edge - The phone that BEATS all other phones in SPECS

This is UBUNTU EDGE

This is not a concept. This is actually happening. All Canonical (the force behind UBUNTU) needs is the funding of $32,000,000 by Aug 21. They have already raised $3,619,251 in 3 days (till the writing of this post) and will be delivering the handsets by MAY 2014

Technical specifications

Dual boot Ubuntu mobile OS and Android
Fully integrated Ubuntu desktop PC when docked
Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage
4.5in 1,280 x 720 HD sapphire crystal display
8mp low-light rear camera, 2mp front camera
Dual-LTE, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4, NFC
GPS, accelerometer, gyro, proximity sensor, compass, barometer
Stereo speakers with HD audio, dual-mic recording, Active Noise Cancellation
MHL connector, 3.5mm jack
Silicon-anode Li-Ion battery
64 x 9 x 124mm

More info : Ubuntu Edge | Indiegogo

Re: Ubuntu Edge - The phone that BEATS all other phones in SPECS

Well camera and the screen are big disappointments. Should have been at-least a 13 meg one and a full hd screen.

^^ That is not show stopper. Fastest multi-core CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage ,Dual-LTE -> This is awesome and i don't give a sh1t about camera and 720p is more than enough.

Ya i agree its not a show stopper. Well i have to find out some flaws to it :lol:

the most important part for us is this

What countries and mobile networks will support the Edge?

The Ubuntu Edge is an open device, not locked to any particular network. It works in all countries that provide GSM/3G/LTE-based network services. It will also support the two LTE standards to provide 4G mobile broadband connectivity around the world (subject to network availability and data fees). Before launch we will conduct interoperability testing with networks in Europe, the US, South America, China, India, the Middle East and Africa. This is a normal step in the process of developing a mobile device.

So they are planning to release it in INDIA too...GR8 news

Yeah. Wondering what will be the pricing if it is released here. 40k?

Maybe it'll be priced cheap in the beginning.

40K seems all right to me ( in fact i am ready to pay even 45k for just that sapphire crystal--- i have a titan edge watch which has a sapphire crystal and i know its toughness, even after 4 years of daily use not even a single scratch on it) . But will they be able to mass produce it and who will be the maker of such a master piece?
If Sony /Lg makes it then we can expect gr8 quality.

C

The first 50 devices for 8 Lakh. When the mass production kicks in the regular price will be 600$ (expect anything from 39~45K).

Btw Canonical must be getting the hardware building outsourced, wonder who it is: the dreaded Foxconn? And what about the vague term like fastest multicore proccy? ARM?

Coldbreeze16 said:
The first 50 devices for 8 Lakh. When the mass production kicks in the regular price will be 600$ (expect anything from 39~45K).

Btw Canonical must be getting the hardware building outsourced, wonder who it is: the dreaded Foxconn? And what about the vague term like fastest multicore proccy? ARM?

High chance for FOXCONN cause they are also based onTaiwan

T

Looks like a portable hard disk to me :-D

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Real nice really.

Want to donate to them, but my card is not accepted by PayPal.... :devil:

128 GB storage means free SSD

This will happen ONLY if they are able to collect $32 million in fundraising.

hearing about this and then i thought what happend to it, and now here they are..

i think they should focus more on software developement and OS for phones first and then go into hardware business, the price is good, as you get a full fledged computer in the phone.

hope this works,

within first day they raised 2 million, so i think they will easily raise money for this.

If it comes then I might actually buy new smartphone then.

SuperH3art said:
hearing about this and then i thought what happend to it, and now here they are..

i think they should focus more on software developement and OS for phones first and then go into hardware business, the price is good, as you get a full fledged computer in the phone.

hope this works,

within first day they raised 2 million, so i think they will easily raise money for this.

Actually, they want to develop a phone to deal with the locked bootloaders of most of the current phones.

why dont they just collaborate with huawei or lenovo ...there path will be much easier

sujoyp said:
why dont they just collaborate with huawei or lenovo ...there path will be much easier

They don't want the easier path. They want to do it the hard way.

Also there are some people who might not buy product from Lenovo or Huawei.

M

Awesome Design.
and 4 gigs of ram ?? :shock:

kill me if it ever comes below 45k

gameranand said:
They don't want the easier path. They want to do it the hard way.
Also there are some people who might not buy product from Lenovo or Huawei.

dunno about huawei, but lenovo phones are worth buying, IMO.

Personally I think they are doing the right thing by doing it their own way. If they are making someone partner then they have listen to them also about the pricing, software, looks etc. In this way they can easily do it their way and be open source if they want to be.

I agree that having a real manufacturer to make these phones like ZTE, Huawei, Foxconn would have been excellent..
Also, this phone might be the next best thing in smartphone technology, ever since dual core hit mainstream

Boot PC from phone will be awesome.

Big question - Will they be able to get 32M by next month?

^^ Yes, they can. 2M in one day. And do the math.

Now, it's $3,815,607 and 30 mins before it was $3,753,181. So yes, they can easily cross.

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josin said:
Well camera and the screen are big disappointments. Should have been at-least a 13 meg one and a full hd screen.

The colour contrast and accuracy is more important than MegaPixel... And why you need Full HD ??? This is the common people mentality, Camera must be 13 MP and screen resolution must be Full HD... I wonder why people are so crazy about Full HD resolution in small Mobile device...!!! HD (720) is very good enough to enjoy all the applications and videos and all that... Also Full HD consumes more power then HD.

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roypurohit said:
The colour contrast and accuracy is more important than MegaPixel... And why you need Full HD ??? This is the common people mentality, Camera must be 13 MP and screen resolution must be Full HD... I wonder why people are so crazy about Full HD resolution in small Mobile device...!!! HD (720) is very good enough to enjoy all the applications and videos and all that...

Exactly. 720p is more than enough, esp for 4.5" display. Camera should never be deciding factor to buy a phone, unless you are a guy who use his mobile camera for every occasion. If yes, then go buy Nokia 1020. This phone is pure performer, beast or whatever-name-comes-for-performance and this is jaw-dropping. And as mentioned, "Sapphire Crystal" gives killer look. Overall, a killer looking (iPhone killer for sure. iPhone doesn't stand a chance against this phone by looks), best performance phone @ 655$ (~ 39k INR). IMO, it is worth the price tag. Too bad i don't have a CC.

furious_gamer said:
^^ Yes, they can. 2M in one day. And do the math.

Now, it's $3,815,607 and 30 mins before it was $3,753,181. So yes, they can easily cross.

Where did you get those figures from?

harshilsharma63 said:
Where did you get those figures from?

From here

Re: Ubuntu Edge - The phone that BEATS all other phones in SPECS

roypurohit said:
The colour contrast and accuracy is more important than MegaPixel... And why you need Full HD ??? This is the common people mentality, Camera must be 13 MP and screen resolution must be Full HD... I wonder why people are so crazy about Full HD resolution in small Mobile device...!!! HD (720) is very good enough to enjoy all the applications and videos and all that...

+1. The human eye cannot distinguish HD from Full HD in screens smaller than 5.5~6". 720p is sufficient.

^Actually it can, but its a "meh" improvement TBH..

Going to reach $4 million within few hours from now ($3,995,667 at the time of writing).

C

The megapixels of camera is just as overhyped as the memory on a graphics card.
SSD over MTP? lol...
And they said it'll gain full functionality when docked to a real PC, so keep imagining about a full fledged PC on your palms.

M

Coldbreeze16 said:
The megapixels of camera is just as overhyped as the memory on a graphics card.
SSD over MTP? lol...
And they said it'll gain full functionality when docked to a real PC, so keep imagining about a full fledged PC on your palms.

don't be such a spoilsport.

and camera is enough. one would buy phones like nokia L 1020 is they want a "camera phone"

$4 million + now
4,044,302
:hyper:

woah, desktop thing is great... so that's Mobile OS, Ubuntu OS and Android on one Device
if ubuntu derivatives work on even just the desktop version, that will be cool

just think no home button is a mistake

^^ See thats what i am talking about. $30 million will be achieved by 15-20 days as per the current trending.

dont worry, canonical is very respected and trustworthy company they will easily make fund.... i am just keeping my fingers crossed, but when it will come out any idea on that

Expected by May 2014 as per the website.

C

mastercool8695 said:
don't be such a spoilsport.
and camera is enough. one would buy phones like nokia L 1020 is they want a "camera phone"

$4 million + now
4,044,302

That's what I'm saying. MP is a bloated term. And 8 MP is more than enough. But seriously I'd keep my expectations low: We've gotten too many shocks with the promises that are never delivered by tech companies. See that blow to unlock from Micromax for the most recent one. Blame the pessimist in me :twisted:

Days of Ubuntu OS based Tablets are not far behind...I presume.

SuperH3art said:
dont worry, canonical is very respected and trustworthy company they will easily make fund.... i am just keeping my fingers crossed, but when it will come out any idea on that

That's not the case every time. Even earlier, they tried to attain a big goal and had a large fundraising target for just a few millions. They did get many funds but the total lacked by only a small number, and thus they came out with nothing.

S

4.819 million at the time of writing done. Wow!!! So much money is so little time. This shows the existence of the thriving Ubuntu community.

Shiva

The best thing is, Ubuntu Edge is Pocket PC... :thumb:

Guys what do you think, will Canonical choose Intel's x86 over ARM for the processor?

BTW wikipedia says Nanowire battery <-> silicon anode battery will be commercialized by 2015, but another source says "Lithium-Ion Batteries with Silicon Anode" will reach OEMs next year. Any info?

The fastest multicore CPU is a good indication that the architecture might be x86

C

roypurohit said:
The best thing is, Ubuntu Edge is Pocket PC... :thumb:

PocketPC! Don't use that dreaded word, if you know. PPC was an M$ iteration, I for one won't want to see it anytime soon. WinMo sucked. Pocket PC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The fastest multicore CPU is a good indication that the architecture might be x86

I wish that too. But my guess is they'll end up making love with Qualcomm.

Coldbreeze16 said:
I wish that too. But my guess is they'll end up making love with Qualcomm.

If the guess proves to be true,that will be great for all of us.

I'm sure that this is my next phone

^ Why don't you donate $600 now itself? You'll be getting the phone and will be helping the fundraises too.

^^ sorry dude , but the fact is i don't have any credit card or debit card and even bank account too :-(

They will actually return the difference if you have contributed $830 for Edge.

S

6,431,605$ raised

Shiva

They introduced a referral contest.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Edge Referral Contest!
Whether you’ve contributed $20 or $2,000, you all have the chance to win something extra special: a personalised Ubuntu Edge phone engraved with your name.
Of course, for this prize to exist the campaign has to hit its target, so here’s what we want you to do.

HOW TO ENTER
1) Make sure you’re logged in to Indiegogo.
2) Get your unique “Share This Campaign” link from the Ubuntu Edge page (just below the video), and share it via social media, email or any other method you can think of. Click the Embed and Email buttons for simple instructions to add an Ubuntu Edge widget to your website or email signature.
3) Every time someone clicks your link or widget and then contributes money to the campaign, you’ve made a successful referral.

THE RULES
You have one week. The person who drives the most money in referral contributions between now and 4.00pm BST on Friday 2 August will win this great prize. (Prize is conditional on the Ubuntu Edge being fully funded.)
Every extra backer takes us closer to our goal, and by taking part you’ll be playing a vital role in getting the Ubuntu Edge made.

Looks like I am in.

Hopefully my next smartphone will be this one..

but it seems too good to be true..as its Almost perfect in every department..

S

The campaign is starting to lose steam. Only 700,000 in two days. Earlier it was nearly 1million a day. I feared this would happen. 32million is a huge amount. Don't know if it will reach.

Shiva

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josin said:
Well camera and the screen are big disappointments. Should have been at-least a 13 meg one and a full hd screen.

The sensor quality and lens quality is more important than the camera size. 8MP is more than enough, especially when 2MP is ~1080p.

As for screen, after a certain degree of sharpness, the colour accuracy, gama and brightness are more important than the resolution. 720p at 4.5" is very sharp.

shivakanth.sujit said:
Only 700,000 in two days. Earlier it was nearly 1million a day. I feared this would happen. 32million is a huge amount. Don't know if it will reach.

Ya.. I'm also worry about this.. whether they will achieve 32 M or not...!!!

S

Reached 7,034,000 at time of writing.

Shiva

Thanks for the people who are donating, i appreciate them being guinea pigs on a new tech and device. This helps people like me who let others test the water and then only put the money.

This forum is missing the LIKE functionality. Should be there IMO.

Its not picking up the pace. I am unsure whether it will reach the target or not !!!

32m is a lot of money...I wonder if Canonical itself will put money for this project

so how much should one contribute if he plans to get this phone when it releases ?? :O

S

^

>675$ . If you contribute above this, you will get a phone. That roughly translates to Rs.40,120

Shiva

The price is not bad considering the specs but I wonder if they will make the phone or not because pace is not good.

But damn the phone is damn good, I mean if I would have that kind of money. I would have donated.

The IndieGoGo campaign for Ubuntu Edge is losing steam
*cdn.gsmarena.com/pics/13/07/ubuntu-edge-campaign-slowing-down/gsmarena_001.jpg
*cdn.gsmarena.com/pics/13/07/ubuntu-edge-campaign-slowing-down/gsmarena_002.jpg

The IndieGoGo campaign for Ubuntu Edge is losing steam - GSMArena Blog

S

^ told you so. 32M is a huge amount.

Shiva

shivakanth.sujit said:
^

>675$ . If you contribute above this, you will get a phone. That roughly translates to Rs.40,120

Shiva

ouch..thats definately not possible for me.

Currently, the donations stand at $7,300,039. $25m more needed in 23 days. thats about a little more than $1m per day which i think is not going to happen. Might be possible to reach 32m if companies like facebook or google gave it a bit of funds or maybe they can do it like an investment.. :O

S

7500,000 reached. Not going to reach it.

Shiva

People who wanted to donate have donated already I guess. :cry:

12 days left still stuck at 8 mln :-(

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quagmire said:
12 days left still stuck at 8 mln

*lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sMB-qGF1d_M/Ufu5f1GDXrI/AAAAAAAAAZU/TRbX3fTdu7s/s800/EdgeCanvas.png

Better then best specs but the donation should reach to 32M which looks quite impossible IMO as of Now

S

^not 12days, 19 days. Anyway, 8,013,500$ only.

. I had hoped this project would become a reality, however the numbers say a different story.

Shiva

*i.imgur.com/FBPOrRl.gif

Holy SHIIIIIIT!

so let get this straight they are asking funds to be invested in this phone??????

i mean the phone is not actually available now and even if it is the specs are too huge for that price point.........

AFAIK This phone supports dual OS namely Android and Linux , correct me if I'm wrong , But If it is true , then it will mark a new era of dual OSes phones in market :twisted:

Another trend which may favors consumerism

gta0gagan said:
so let get this straight they are asking funds to be invested in this phone??????

i mean the phone is not actually available now and even if it is the specs are too huge for that price point.........

It's not actually available. But it'll be made available if their funding goal is met. They get assured pre orders through crowd funding.

reddick said:
AFAIK This phone supports dual OS namely Android and Linux , correct me if I'm wrong , But If it is true , then it will mark a new era of dual OSes phones in market Another trend which may favors consumerism

Dual boot was already available on a few phones. Some of the old HTC Windows phones could boot Android.

Yeah but one have to root or flash his phone ,which may void warranty or may effect the phone. What I'm talking about is one gets dual OS(s) out of the box with warranty and all other goodies

Being this, it will challenge other manufactures also and can pull handsome consumers next year

1

Specs Rock, Will not launch below 35k

Ubuntu conducting AMA session on Reditt.
As of now, is underway.

We are the Engineering team behind Ubuntu for Android - AUA : IAmA

Won't meet the target.

I'd have given my money to Ubuntu if they hadn't started their crapfest with Mir.

Canonical lowers Ubuntu Edge price to $695 on Indiegogo
Canonical lowers Ubuntu Edge price to $695 on Indiegogo - GSMArena Blog

^That should give the funding quite a spike. $9,158,934 now with 13 days left. Needs 13 such spikes to reach goal :razz:

won't make it to the goal.....

I really doubted when a they set a gigantic goal to meet in the first place...32Million... C'mon guys thats looot of money!Being a technology enthusiast may be i will donate some money to their program but as far as a common man is concerned he won't bet on Canonical for almost one year for an incubation of a phone!!!

Its really pitty that Canonical couldn't make it...The only possible way is that Mammoths like FB or Twitter should back up their effort...

rosemolr said:
I really doubted when a they set a gigantic goal to meet in the first place...32Million... C'mon guys thats looot of money!Being a technology enthusiast may be i will donate some money to their program but as far as a common man is concerned he won't bet on Canonical for almost one year for an incubation of a phone!!!

Its really pitty that Canonical couldn't make it...The only possible way is that Mammoths like FB or Twitter should back up their effort...

nope its not that big goal they could have reached it easily have they had gone to people with real money........

i mean it would have easily been possible if they had asked for people to invest as a business venture.........

@^ For some reason you reminded me Christian Bale's Dialogue

" One fund raiser with my pals,you wont need another penny!"

Blame on my obsession with Batman!!!

Yes,I agree to your point.They should have done this with the people who are having hard cash at their disposal...!

But don't you think the online fund raiser is a flop plan to raise this sum of money? I always convert the amount to INR...May be coz of that

B

They have raised 9.6 million as of now. But I don't think they will be able to raise another 22.4 million as there is only 10 more days to go.

Just wondering anyone backup/preordered/contributed for Ubuntu EDGE full $695

rosemolr said:
@^ For some reason you reminded me Christian Bale's Dialogue

" One fund raiser with my pals,you wont need another penny!"

Blame on my obsession with Batman!!!

Yes,I agree to your point.They should have done this with the people who are having hard cash at their disposal...!

But don't you think the online fund raiser is a flop plan to raise this sum of money? I always convert the amount to INR...May be coz of that

reading that i got reminded about arkham city dialogue "Its billionaire now, millionaire is so last year..."

Finally failed
Ubuntu Edge campaign fails to meet its $32 million target - GSMArena.com news

^^ It was apparent from day 3.
Well, atleast we tried. Ubuntu's just fell short of finance, not the vision. And it's the vision which helps innovation. Might not today, but tomorrow.

And perhaps maybe tomorrow rather than just being a support from back, I would be able to even invest in such crowd funding project, to drive the innovation forward.

really cool specs
guys donate if you can!!!

what will happen if they wont able to collect 32M atlast

^Bankrupt and Cancel the project

It happened they failed to get funds
Ubuntu Edge | Indiegogo

no ubuntu edge

:'(

not bankrupt!!!

So what would be next step??
I think google or any cellphone manufacturere should contribute something in this case so Ubuntu edge will become reallity

Sad but it was obvious.