Toshiba has announced that it will provide Google with the processors to be used in the first device models resulting from Project Ara.
According to a report by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Toshiba is going to provide Google with three different types of processors, which can be used both in the various modules and in the phone itself.
That is, the agreement concerns both processors that will form the basis of the final device, as well as processors that will handle the interconnection and data transfer between the various modules that will make up the device.
Sample shipments of the processors will begin this fall, with mass production expected to begin early next year. Toshiba will be Google's "preferred" supplier at the beginning of this process and will become the "main" supplier once production is finalized.
This specific wording may imply that Toshiba will be the manufacturer that will offer processors in the models coming from Google, while there will also be the option to choose processors from other manufacturers.
One of the most interesting points of the publication concerns the price at which the Project Ara series of devices will start, which is specified at $50, without however specifying what this specific proposal will include.
It is worth noting that Project Ara concerns Google's idea of building a phone from different modules that the user will choose and assemble based on their specific needs. Each phone, depending on its size, will consist of five to ten alternative modules.
