[RahulNagaraj]

EV maker, Polestar, has unveiled its very own smartphone.

The 'Polestar Phone' as it is called, carries forward the same minimalistic design approach as the brand's electric vehicles. It features a clean back with the Polestar logo at the centre and the 'Polestar Phone' tag on the lower part.



The smartphone itself runs on Android OS and, as per reports, is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen chip with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage space. The phone also features a 50 MP, 13 MP and 10 MP camera at the back, while the front camera is said to use a 32 MP lens. The Polestar Phone looks premium and features a small 2 mm bezel all around - similar to most premium smartphones in the market.



The smartphone should allow users to seamlessly integrate with the brand's EVs via Android Auto.



The phone itself is manufactured by Meizu, which is owned by Geely - which also happens to be the parent company of Polestar.

The Polestar Phone will initially be offered only in China, with no official confirmation on whether it will be introduced in any other market. Prices for the smartphone are yet to be announced.

Source: AutoEvolution

Link to Team-BHP news

[sainyamk95]

Interesting expansion as modern EVs have been called smartphones on wheels anyway

[14000rpm]

Originally Posted by RahulNagaraj

EV maker, Polestar, has unveiled its very own smartphone.

This is just a branding exercise and nothing else.

Just like Huawei released Porsche Design Huawei Mate phone in China and OnePlus had a McLaren Edition design some time ago.

The title of the thread is quite misleading. This 'Brand' phone has nothing to do with integration to its EVs.

[rrsteer]

Originally Posted by 14000rpm

This is just a branding exercise and nothing else.

Just like Huawei released Porsche Design Huawei Mate phone in China and OnePlus had a McLaren Edition design some time ago.

The title of the thread is quite misleading. This 'Brand' phone has nothing to do with integration to its EVs.

It can be more than a branding exercise. They are not the first Chinese company doing it. Nio -I think was the first one or amongst the first to do it. Don't know their current status, but at launch they were not releasing their car APIs to independent third party developers. Third party car apps could be developed only in partnership with them and then could be installed only through a Nio phone or the vehicle's ICE system. Any mobile based interaction with these apps was possible with the Nio phone only.