The Asian Age

Holographi­c smartphone within grasp?

- AGE CORRESPOND­ENT

Over the past one year, camera manufactur­er RED has been teasing a smartphone with the world’s first holographi­c display. RED also gave a demonstrat­ion of the working prototype to selected people a few months ago. However, it seems that they are now ready to make the product commercial within the next few weeks as the Hydrogen has passed the Federal Communicat­ions Commission ( FCC) certificat­ions.

And whilst passing the certificat­ions, the chaps at Phone Scoop have got hold of certain features and photos of the device from the certificat­es.

Similar to the teaser image unveiled by RED a year ago, the Hydrogen boasts of a rugged industrial design. The edges have a grooved pattern, which could be there to enhance the grip. A USB- C port is confirmed alongside a 3.5mm headphone jack. The front features a thick forehead and chin, with slim bezels to the sides. There’s also a dual front camera setup resting alongside the earpiece. The rear contains the same multi- pattern panel, with the pogo pin slots for all the detachable modules and dual rear camera setup.

The Hydrogen’s 5.7- inch display will support both traditiona­l stereo 3D ( 3D content without glasses) as well as RED’s Hydrogen 4- View ( H4V) format. The cameras will be able to shoot H4V content as well. The certificat­ion reveals that the Hydrogen will rely on a 4510mAh battery and will support most of the LTE bands in the US, excluding Band- 71.

Considerin­g the technology it houses, RED is expected to price it well above the $ 1,000 mark. Several US carriers such as AT& T and Verizon have officially announced to sell the device on their network.

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