So many websites have reported that Lenovo is planning a huge move for next year (2017), the company is reportedly said to launch another Tango-powered smartphone next year.

What to know about the Tango!

We will first like to tell you more about the Tango software, The Phab 2 Pro is the world’s first smartphone to include this technology from Google that enables augmented reality (AR) gaming and utilities. All you have to do is to look through the Phab 2 Pro, and you’ll see objects and information overlaid onto the real world. Tango is also a very new technology tool developed and authored by Google, it focuses on computers technology and vision to make it applicable to mobile devices.

The technology is used on smartphones and tablets, to detect where they are in real time without using the GPS at all. or other external signals. The software allows application developers to build users experiences which come with indoor navigation, 3D mapping, physical space measurement, environmental recognition, augmented reality, and windows into a virtual world. Lenovo is planning to launch in early 2017 a new smartphone powered by the same technology. It also believes that this technology can be a success in the future.

The company recently launched the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro which was build with the Tango Technology, and now it really wants to launch another device with the same software and much more advanced features. While there are only about 36 Tango-capable apps in the Play Store at the moment, we might probably see in 2017 increase in the development of this technology.

Is Tango tech the future of augmented reality (AR)?

While the device can do cool things like play augmented reality games, its true capabilities lie in the depth sensing technology, which should allow very precise mapping of rooms, leading to indoor google maps, blind-aided applications. Do you believe that augmented reality in smartphones is a cool thing, drop your comment below?