It's been awhile since we got any new info regarding the RED Hydrogen One, but this week a few more details about the upcoming Android flagship have surfaced.
RED founder Jim Jannard has taken to the Red User forums to spill some more info about the RED Hydrogen One. Jannard says that the Hydrogen One has "unprecedented" carrier support and added that the phone is currently being certified by operators, but he didn't say which carriers will offer the Hydrogen One.
Jannard added that the carrier versions of the RED Hydrogen One will begin shipping this summer. Unlocked models, which have been available for pre-order since last July, are expected to ship earlier.
Speaking of pre-orders, Jannard said that RED will have a Hydrogen One to show to pre-order customers in April.
More spec details for the RED Hydrogen One were also spilled today. The device will have a 5.7-inch 2560x1440 display and a Snapdragon 835 processor, and it'll be powered by a 4,500mAh battery. There will be a 3.5mm headphone jack on the device as well as USB-C, and there will also be dual SIM slots, one of which can be used for a microSD card.
The Hydrogen One is the first smartphone from RED, a company known for making extremely high-end camera equipment. One of the big draws of the device is its "Hydrogen holographic display" which can show holographic 4-View content, 3D content, and traditional 2D content. RED touts that the Hydrogen One will also utilize pogo pins to let you add modules to the device, such as a battery of a "cinema grade camera".
RED began taking pre-orders for the Hydrogen One last year, with pricing starting at $1195 for an aluminum model and going up to $1595 for a titanium model.
There's no question that the RED Hydrogen One sounds like a high-end device on paper, boasting flagship-tier specs and new features like a holographic display. Now we just have to wait and see if the Hydrogen One can live up to the hype that RED is building for it.
