The world's first smart phone "Phab 2 Pro" finally gets released to Google's AR technology Tango

Google's real-time 3D scan and fusion of virtual space into the real worldAR (Augmented reality)project"TangoThe world's first smartphone that supports "Lenovo Phab 2 Pro"Was released in Japan on Saturday, December 2, 2016.

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Tango
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AR is a technology to overlay a virtual image on the real space, and recently it is also used in Pokemon GO. By combining the main camera, depth camera, and motion tracking camera, Google has developed Tango technology for accurately grasping the space in real time and superimposing the images in real time. The first application of Tango to smartphones is "Phab 2 Pro".


An example of what you can do with PHAB2 Pro using Tango can be checked with the following movie.

Tango: Re-imagine space around you. - YouTube


Parents looking at smartphones in the room.


It seems that he is looking for a bed to put in the room.


When my daughter taps my favorite bed ......


A bed appeared in the room. The virtual image of the bed is reflected in the exact size in the real space.


360 degrees You can check from anywhere.


With Tango, you do not need to measure the length for the placement of the furniture, you can freely arrange your favorite virtual furniture.


The world's first Tango compatible smartphone Phab 2 Pro is equipped with a 6.4 inch (2560 × 1440) IPS liquid crystal display. SoC has Tango specification Snapdargon 652 (MSM 8976), 4 GB LPDDR 3 memory, 64 GB storage. It corresponds to fingerprint authentication, OS is Android 6.0.


The size is 179.83 mm in length × 88.57 mm in width × thickness of 6.96 to 10.7 mm, and weighs 259 g. Battery capacity is 4050 mAh.


Earphone jack on the top and Micro-USB port on the bottom. However, because the LTE band is FDD-LTE B1 / 3/5/8, TDD-LTE B38 / 41, it is not localized in Japan.


Tango realizes accurate 3D scanning by installing a TOF depth camera and motion tracking camera on a 16-megapixel main camera compatible with image phase phase difference autofocus.


Using Tango, for example, it is possible to accurately measure the size of furniture.


Of course, games that made use of AR ......


You can also get "embedded" information in the space, such as directions.


The color is two colors of gold and black. PHAB2 Pro is on sale for a price of 49,800 yen (excluding tax). However, at the time of article creation, sales are suspended because it is more than expected.


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