Ubuntu Edge: A look at the bleeding edge Android device

By Jason Hiner · July 22, 2013, 9:05 PM PST · jasonhiner

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Ubuntu phone as a desktop PC

This image gallery looks at the design Ubuntu Edge phone, the concepts behind it, and a few looks at the software that turns it into a Swiss Army Knife of computing. For more, see the article Ubuntu Edge: Three big takeaways on the cross-over Android device.
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Back of Ubuntu Edge phone

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Side of Ubuntu Edge phone

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Back of Ubuntu Edge phone, alternate view

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Side of Ubuntu Edge phone, alternate view

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Internal view of Ubuntu Edge

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Ubuntu Edge camera

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Ubuntu Edge battery

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Ubuntu Edge dual LTE antennas

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Ubuntu Edge with Android

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Ubuntu Edge software

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Ubuntu for Android

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Ubuntu phone connect to desktop

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Ubuntu phone in dock

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Ubuntu phone running desktop software

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Ubuntu Edge team

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Ubuntu Edge, early concepts

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Ubuntu Edge, early designs

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Designer works on Ubuntu Edge

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Ubuntu Edge, concept drawing

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Ubuntu Edge, 3D prototypes

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CEO Mark Shuttleworth talks Ubuntu Edge

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Ubuntu Edge logo

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Ubuntu phone as a desktop PC

This image gallery looks at the design Ubuntu Edge phone, the concepts behind it, and a few looks at the software that turns it into a Swiss Army Knife of computing. For more, see the article Ubuntu Edge: Three big takeaways on the cross-over Android device.

Image: Canonical

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Jason Hiner is Senior Editorial Director of CNET and former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic. He's co-author of the book, Follow the Geeks.

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