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    Tesla's rumoured new 'Model Pi' smartphone designed to work on Mars? Here's what we know — and don't know

    Leaks, renderings show glimpse into rumoured Starlink-compatible smartphone from EV giant


    Published:  November 04, 2021 12:20 Jay Hilotin, Senior Assistant Editor

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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    TESLA PHONE THIS 2021? It’s been widely reported that US-based EV maker Tesla will “officially” launch the Model Pi phone "later this year". It’s not clear exactly when, if at all, but the tech rumour mill is awash with Pi talk. In September, devdiscourse.com reported: “2021 did not pass by Elon Musk. Every day in search engines, people ask the same question - Is Tesla releasing a phone? Yes, we will see Elon Musk's smartphone soon.” Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone
    CHAMELEON SMARTPHONE: In addition to a Starlink satellite connectivity, the Tesla Model Pi is also rumoured to have four cameras, solar charging and a skin that changes colour in a futuristic design. Image Credit: Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    HOW MUCH? While speculations abound, there are numerous unanswered questions, such as: how much would it retail for? Does it have a sim-card? What’s the monthly charge for using Starlink? Can I buy one, without first buying a Tesla EV? Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    ANYWHERE PHONE? Rumours that Tesla is indeed making a smartphone were bolstered after the world-famous design studio ADR released concept images (in a video). This made people wonder: Is Tesla going to go after the iPhone — or simply create an entirely new market segment, such as a true-to-form satellite phone that works where traditional WiFi or 5G services are absent, and able to mine cryptocurrencies anywhere, including on the planet Mars? Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    NEURALINK PHONE: The Model Pi is also rumoured to have a brain-phone interface from Neuralink. The company, controlled by Musk, is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    CLOSELY GUARDED. Its release date is a closely-guarded secret. A Starlink antenna being taken out of the box. A smartphone with high-speed connectivity anywhere would be compelling gear to have as it skips the need for terrestrial connection. Tech publications have leaked images of the new device supposedly out of the EV maker, including some details of what it can do. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    PHONE FOR MARS? The most persistent rumour is that the phone will have a Starlink connection. By definition, that would enable the phone to work on Mars, too, and be able to connect to Earthlings. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Cellphones
    FROM BELL TO 5G: The phone has come a long way since Alexander Graham Bell patented his gear in 1876. This 2021, the total global 5G smartphone output is expected to hit about 500 million. In addition, the 5G penetration rate will swiftly climb to 37%. Market intelligence firm TrendForce states the Top 7 global phone makers in 2021 are: Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Huawei, and Transsion. Together, they will account for about 80% of the global phone market. This market, however, could be disrupted by an affordable satfone. Image Credit: File
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    PET PROJECT: Starlink is one of the most important pet projects of Elon Musk and perfectly fits into the next-generation smartphone. Tesla is closely linked to SpaceX, a private satellite launcher with ambitions to land humans on Mars. Starlink, of course, seeks to build a network of low-orbit satellites to provide easy internet access anywhere, eventually sending more than 40,000 satellites to low-earth orbit; it has reached more than 500,000 signups. Native Starlink support for the Tesla Pi phone, if it does come out, is a widely expected feature. Trackers of the space industry have reported there are currently (November 4, 2021) over 1,600 Starlink satellites in orbit, making it the biggest artificial constellation of its kind. The number will continue to grow as reusable rockets make launches even cheaper. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    ROCKET SCIENCE? Even if making smartphones does prove to be as tough as rocket science, Tesla is a tech innovator that's also closely related to Space X, today one of the most advanced space companies, and the first to use reusable rockets that land vertically on the ground and on sea drones. Image Credit: AP
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    PHONE FOR MARS: The Tesla Pi phone is rumoured to be designed to work on Mars, not the cafe or theatre or chocolate bar, but Mars the planet. Tesla CEO Elon Musk famously said: “I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.” Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    TECH MEDIA REPORTS: Rumours surrounding the new gadget are rife in Chinese tech media, too. The Chinese edition of MyDrivers reported Tesla's new smartphone “will be a real gadget revolution” when it hits the market, commanding a very high desirability factor. None of the leading phone makers has a satellite connectivity feature. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    NOT THE FIRST SATELLITE PHONE: If indeed it does come out, the Tesla Model Pi smartphone won’t be the first satellite phone (i.e. Thuraya and Iridium). But it would be the first satellite phone compatible with StarLink, an under-construction globe-spanning communications satellite constellation being developed by Space X designed to deliver high-speed internet even in the remotest part of the world. Latency with low-earth orbit satellite is much lower, expected to deliver 200 Mbps upload/download speeds. Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla Pi Phone Starlink
    HOW MUCH? According rumours swirling around tech media, the smartphone will be available this year. There are numerous unanswered questions, such as: how much would it retail for? Does it have a sim-card? What’s the monthly charge for using Starlink? Can I buy one, without first buying a Tesla EV? Image Credit: ADR / Screengrab
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    Tesla is the first $1 trillion car firm
    $1 TRILLION GIANT: Tesla isn't an outlier anymore in the auto business, being the first carmaker to hit $1 trillion in market capitalisation, and also the fastest to have reached that milestone. Many analysts, however, say its journey is just beginning as robotaxis driven by AI, could change the how people move, thereby creating a new, multi-trillion-dollar market. Image Credit: Seyyed de la Llata, Senior Designer

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