Android co-founder Andy Rubin's new smartphone confirmed for May 30
Android co-founder Andy Rubin teased a new picture of his new smartphone in March. The picture only showed the edge of the smartphone made by Rubin's company, Essential Products, Inc. The company has now announced that ‘something big’ is coming on May 30.
Hi, welcome to our Twitter page. We're here to let you know something big is coming May 30th! Stay tuned...
— Essential (@essential) May 25, 2017
According to reports, Essential will focus on a line up of connected tablets, smartphones and mobile software. The prototypes are reportedly larger than the iPhone 7 Plus and will sport bezel less display and ceramic rear panel. Reports also suggest that the device will feature the force touch display and magnetic charging capabilities.
Can anyone guess what my colleague Wei is working on? First correct guess wins a signed version of the product when it's ready! pic.twitter.com/RjGLczdCgV
— Andy Rubin (@Arubin) April 12, 2017
The latest tweet from the company reveals a shadowy outline, but with a little editing appears to show a 360-degree camera add-on that's similar to the old Sidekick camera. Rubin’s also confirmed the camera by tweeting a picture of a colleague working on some sort of surround camera setup.
