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Saf here on SuperSaf TV,
and we're back in the studio.
Finally, there's a black box here
which has the brand new RED Hydrogen One.
I already made a video about the RED Hydrogen One,
but that was about my pre-order experience.
You guys may have already seen it.
It was a few months ago.
I'll link it in the corner if you haven't seen it already,
but in a nut shell,
it was me ranting about trying to cancel
the RED Hydrogen One order
and not really getting anywhere.
However, following that video,
somebody from RED did get in touch
with me personally to apologize.
They have got their customer surveys in order
following that video.
So it was a positive.
Me making that video was not to trash the company.
It was to help customers like myself.
And from what I've heard from some friends as well,
they managed to also successfully
get their pre=orders canceled.
RED asked me if I still liked to check it out,
so I was like, "Sure.
"I'll check it out
"and give my honest opinions here on the channel."
And here it is.
Let's get it unboxed and we'll see.
First up, we do have a little note.
I'm not sure if this is only for the reviewer edition,
but it basically says that inside the box,
there is a 128 GB MicroSD card,
and that is because the RED Hydrogen One
does have expandable storage.
Then we've also got this kind of like a badge
which you can stick on somewhere.
This says "RED MEDIA MACHINE".
I believe this is what you actually have on RED cameras,
so that's quite a nice touch.
You can put that somewhere.
Let's get the the main device itself.
Got a nice texture on this box
and the raised "THE RED MEDIA MACHINE" logo here once again.
It's a 3D kind of a logo,
gives a little bit of Terminator Vibe.
I do like that.
Here is the device.
Wow, okay.
This is so cold
because it's just all metal.
It's got a nice sort of cold touch to it.
We'll leave that to the side for just a second.
It's also pretty heavy.
And here's everything we get inside the box.
Pretty standard that we've got some paper wipe.
There's power brick which is on the same theme
as the RED Hydrogen One.
We've got these grips here at the side,
and there is a USB Type-C to USB Type-C cable.
Here is the device.
I have to say it's definitely quite big
and feel it in the hand ...
Just bringing in the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 here
for a size comparison.
You can see that it's taller,
and it's also wider compared to the Note 9,
and quite a bit thicker actually.
We'll go ahead and get rid of
all of the plastic.
Some in the back.
And there is also a screen protector
which has the text "HYDROGEN" on it,
so let's get rid of that too.
There we go.
Now it's definitely doesn't feel like
any of the smart phones that I've tried before.
Very very hefty.
Let's go ahead and power this on
before we take a look around.
RED powered by Android.
It does have Android version 8.1 on here.
We've got the 3D effect straight away
here on the animation screen.
Not exactly holographic,
but it does have some depth to it.
I don't think you're going to be able to see this on camera.
There is definitely a 3D effect going on here,
but you need to be kind of viewing it directly.
As soon as I move the phone a little bit this way,
then I'll lose that 3D effect.
In the same way,
if I move it left or right,
I'll lose that 3D effect.
Okay, I've set this up,
and I've been have a look at some 3D content,
taking some images and things.
Honestly speaking,
my initial impressions are a little bit underwhelming.
The 3D effect is definitely there,
but as soon as you switch to the 3D effect,
things go a little bit fuzzy
because that 3D filter is applied,
and colors also go a little off.
So anything that's white kind of have a yellow tint to it.
Now when you've got the 3D effect turned off,
then this can be used as a regular 2D display,
and it's got a QHD+ resolution.
It's 5.7 inches.
Although it's pretty sharp,
it's not bright.
When you hold it off angel,
then it does look pretty dim.
Of course, we do have quire large bezels.
This device is not intended to be bezel-less
or anything like that
because it is a 3D display.
Taking a look around the device.
So the top and bottom bezels do have stereo speakers.
Then we've got dual front-facing cameras.
These are both 8 megapixels.
The reason we've got two is to give you a 3D effect.
I've taken a few images with this.
Once again, a little bit underwhelming.
On the left- and right-hand side,
we've got these grips
which kind of really give it an industrial feel
like we've got with the RED cameras.
There are individual volume buttons on the left-hand side.
On the right-hand side,
there's a power button which also doubles as
a finger print scanner
which seems to work okay.
There is also a dedicated shutter button here.
If you press and hold that,
that is going to launch the camera,
and you can also use it to take pictures.
At the bottom is a USB Type-C input.
I believes these are two mics here as well.
On the top, there is a 3.5 mm jack
with a MicroSD and SIM card slot.
Now moving over to the back,
we once again have that industrial design
similar to some RED cameras.
If you're a fan of RED products
then I think you will like this.
There is a dual rear-facing camera setup.
Both of these are 12 megapixels.
We've got two because of that 3D effect
like we've got at the front.
I've taken a few images on this,
and regular camera seems pretty standard.
When we do have that 3D effect,
yes, you can view 3D content here on the phone,
but same thing which I was mentioning earlier,
things are not as sharp and the colors
are also a little bit of in my opinion.
Here at the bottom,
we've got some connectors.
These are going to be used for modular elements
of the RED Hydrogen One.
Now these are not available as yet.
They're supposed to be coming in 2019,
so I can't really comment on those.
But the hope is that you're going to be able to
attach a RED sensor on to this,
and maybe some lenses
to really get some RED-quality images and videos.
Now internally,
this has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.
Although that's a great processor,
that is last year's processor, of course.
This year we've got the Snapdragon 845.
Soon, we're going to be hearing about the Snapdragon 855.
So that's definitely something to bear in mind.
There's 6 GB of RAM with 128 GB of base storage,
and it has a massive 4,500 mAh battery
which I have heard is very very good.
Right, so what are my honest opinions about this device?
I think it's a nice attempt from RED.
I do like seeing innovation in this smart phone area,
and this is definitely something very different.
I don't want to go too hard on RED because
it is their first smart phone.
However, I cannot recommend you go out and buy this.
Yes, the 3D effect is definitely there,
and it might be something you're into,
but as a smart phone,
it has last year's internals.
We really don't know nothing solid about the modularity.
2019 is when it's supposed to come,
but this device was supposed to come in quarter one of 2018.
It came out in quarter four of 2018.
So when are we going to have actual modules
that we can add on to this?
I'm but too sure,
but I certainly ...
And my advice would be that
if you're interested in this phone,
maybe wait for the RED Hydrogen Two,
maybe see what these modules are,
and how they function and how well they function.
And if those modules do perform really well
and give you maybe some RED-camera quality
on a smart phone,
then it might be something that you want to look into.
The focus of this phone will be those modules,
not this smart phone itself.
That's what I think anyway.
What do you guys think of the RED Hydrogen One?
Definitely let me know in the comments below.
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