Geely, which was founded to produce refrigerators and became an international automobile company; It also includes organizations such as Volvo Cars, Lotus Cars and Proton. Geely, which also owns the Swedish-based automobile company Polestar, recently acquired the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Meizu. Following these moves, it was inevitable that a smartphone would emerge.
Polestar branded smartphone owned by Geely is coming
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said his company will launch a Polestar-branded smartphone this December. According to the chief executive, this smartphone will be produced by Meizu and will be a premium device, unlike most of Meizu’s products. As a premium device as it is, it’s not meant to compete with the big names in the smartphone world.
Instead, Ingenlath thinks of it as a differentiating feature for Polestar cars. He wants the user to experience an ecosystem feeling by switching from his phone to his car. Speaking of the world of automobiles and smartphones, the CEO said: “When you have the opportunity to connect these two worlds without any borders, then you can have a truly seamless transition.” says.
So a Polestar-branded smartphone could enable a world where when you use an app on your phone and get into your car, the same app is displayed on the vehicle’s giant screen, or something like that. This seems like a big promise, but there are a lot of missing details for now: Will this phone only come to China?
It seems likely that the phone will only be available in China. In this case, Meizu’s own interface will run Flyme, and Polestar cars in China may come with Flyme Auto in the future. This brings us as close as possible to the dream of “seamless transition” that we mentioned above. The launch of the Polestar phone will be timed to coincide with the first deliveries of the Polestar 4 in China.
It is also a matter of curiosity what kind of experience Meizu and Polestar will offer compared to a regular Android phone from one of the major manufacturers if the phone is released internationally, rather than just in China. The emergence of a car company that produces smartphones after the smartphone companies that produce cars (Xiaomi and Huawei) could create a chain effect.
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