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Android co-founder Andy Rubin might launch a new smartphone on May 30

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CIOL Android co-founder Andy Rubin expected to launch a new smartphone on May 30

Android co-founder Andy Rubin could finally be ready with his new product- a nearly bezel-less smartphone that he teased earlier this March.

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A tweet posted by the Twitter account for Essential, the name of Andy Rubin's new company, confirmed on Thursday that "something big is coming May 30."

Two months ago, Rubin offered a teaser glimpse of the phone, which has extremely minimal bezels and a display with curved corners — similar to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6. Alphabet chairman, Eric Schmidt later confirmed that the device runs Android software.

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The announcement is likely to be made at the Code Conference, which kicks off on May 30 and which Andy Rubin will be attending. A previous Bloomberg report had suggested that Rubin’s Essential smartphone will include metal sides and a ceramic back.

That's not all, a later tweet on Thursday also gave us peek into what is expected to be a 360-degree camera for the coming smartphone.

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On tweaking the image a little, CNBC Technology Product Editor Todd Haselton found that the extension looks like a spherical lens of a camera on the smartphone.

Well, to say the least, it's going to be tough, really tough to wait for another three days!

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