Ubuntu Edge

Ubuntu Edge
Preview of Ubuntu Touch on a Ubuntu Edge (render)
BrandCanonical Ltd.
TypeSmartphone
Form factorTouchscreen
Dimensions124 mm (4.9 in) H

64 mm (2.5 in) W

9 mm (0.35 in) D
Operating systemUbuntu Touch and Android (Dual boot)
Memory4 GB
Storage128 GB
Batteryrechargeable silicon-anode Li-ion
Rear camera8 MP
optimized for low light photography
Front camera2 MP
Display4.5 in (110 mm) diagonal
1280×720px (326 ppi)
16:9 aspect-ratio
Connectivity3.5 mm TRRS
Dual-LTE
GSM
GPS
MHL
Bluetooth 4
NFC
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Data inputsTouchscreen
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
GPS
Barometer
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Dual microphones for active noise cancellation
OtherSapphire crystal display screen, stereo speakers
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The Ubuntu Edge was a proposed high-concept smartphone announced by Canonical Ltd. on 22 July 2013. Canonical was seeking to crowdfund a production run of around 40,000 units through Indiegogo. It had the highest target of any crowdfunded project to date, $32,000,000 over a one-month campaign. The Edge was not intended to go into mass production after the initial run, but rather to serve as a demonstration for new technologies for the industry. The Edge fell short of its funding goal, raising only $12,733,521 with 27,633 backers to purchase the standard model of the handset.[1]

The Edge was designed as a hybrid device, which would function as a high-end smartphone (with both Ubuntu Touch and Android), or—when used with a monitor, keyboard and mouse—be able to operate as a conventional desktop PC running Ubuntu.[2] The Ubuntu Edge was also designed to support dual boot, and was to run along with Android.[3]

  1. ^ "Canonical announcement on Indiegogo". Indiegogo. 22 August 2013.
  2. ^ Kelion, Leo (22 July 2013). "Ubuntu Edge smartphone seeks $32m of crowdfunded cash". BBC News. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  3. ^ Ubuntu Edge : Bringing Magic To the Smartphone Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Top Net Tools, Retrieved 28 July 2013.