Google Ara Concept

UI concept for a modular smartphone — configure every component from OS to battery to physical form.

Year
2014
Type
UX Concept
2014Year
ArchiveEarly work

Overview

Google Ara was a modular phone concept — you could choose the processor, RAM, battery, and even the physical form of the device. This is a UI concept for the assembly flow: how a person would configure and build their phone module by module.

One design question that came up: should partial configurations be allowed? In this version — no. All modules are required before you can proceed.

Flow

First step — choose phone size
Step 1 — Choose the size of your phone
Size selection with hand illustration
Each size option shows a scale illustration of how it fits in the hand
Form factor selection
Choosing the form factor
Module configuration screen
Step 2 — configure modules. Slots counter shows how many are filled vs. available
Module builder full view
Module builder — color and OS choices lock subsequent options until confirmed
Module detail with help overlay
Help available for each module
Accessories step
After core modules — accessories step
Module specifications page
Full specs view for any module
Complete builder screen
Full builder screen

Prototype in Motion

Archive 2008–2015