Project Tango-Enabled Lenovo Phab 2 Pro Delayed Until Fall; Might be Launched in India

By Daphne Planca, | September 20, 2016

The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro can be used for 3D mapping, which is the main theme of Google's Project Tango.

The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro can be used for 3D mapping, which is the main theme of Google's Project Tango.

The release of the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, the world's first Project Tango-enabled smartphone, has been delayed until fall.

According to Phone Radar, the $499 Phab 2 Pro was expected to go on sale soon since it unveiled in June. However, Chinese mobile manufacturer Lenovo has now pushed the device's availability date to fall from summer.

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The Phab 2 Pro will not be available in certain countries initially listed like Australia. The company wants to focus more on other markets like the Asia-Pacific. There is a possibility that the device will be launched in India sometime next month.

The Phab 2 Pro has a 6.4-inch quad high-definition IPS display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels along with a 2.5D curved glass overlaid. It runs on the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow operating system out of the box with the Adreno 510 GPU.

The Phab 2 Pro can be used for 3D mapping, which is the main theme of Google's Project Tango, NDTV reported. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 chipset clocked at a speed of 1.8 GHz. The device comes with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, which can be extended up to 128 GB via a microSD card.

The Phab 2 Pro features a 16-megapixels camera at the back and an 8-megapixels front camera for selfies. It is packed with a 4050 mAh non-removable battery. It measures 179.80 x 88.60 x 10.70 mm and weighs 250 grams.

The Phab 2 Pro is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone with connectivity options such as Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, Wi-Fi, and 4G. It includes a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, and a gyroscope, as well as a rear fingerprint scanner.

This is the third smartphone in the Phab series following the Lenovo Phab and Phab Plus, which were launched last year.

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