Red Hydrogen One The World's first Holographic Phone

Meet the World's First 

$1,200 "Holographic Display" Smartphone

Available in 2018

The high-end camera maker RED has just announced a premium smartphone called Hydrogen One, and the headlining feature is something the company is referring to as a “holographic display.” At a starting price of $1,200.

The phone features a 5.7-inch “holographic” display that makes bulky glasses obsolete for viewing multi-dimensional content.  

Which somehow uses nanotechnology to “seamlessly [switch] between traditional 2D content, holographic multi-view content, 3D content, and interactive games.”

Audio is a big part of that immersive experience as well. RED says the Hydrogen One will use an H30 algorithm to converts stereo into dimensional audio.

RED’s announcement contained only a single shadowy image of the Hydrogen One . Here’s a peak of what the  image of a holographic phone looks like..

The Hydrogen One will also allow modular attachments, similar to those found in  Moto Z or the  Essential Phone line.  But with a special focus on image capture. And the phone will work somehow with RED’s extensive lineup of digital cinema cameras. Hydrogen One will put its focus on image capture, working with RED’s digital cinema lineup.

There aren’t any other details or demos at the moment, but we’re still a ways away from seeing this phone actually hit the market.

RED hones is  currently available for preorder on RED’s website. It will offer two versions of the Hydrogen One, one in aluminum that starts at $1,195 and an even pricier titanium version that costs $1,595.

Some caveats about the phone: The preliminary design that accompanies the press release is subject to change. And RED says its initial price quote may not hold up by the time Hydrogen One hits store shelves. Despite this statement, RED is taking pre-orders for the Hydrogen One, which is set to reach the public by early 2018. However, RED said it won’t be able to fill all orders on time “due to display production limitations.” Modular attachments won’t be available at launch, either.


If the price tag doesn’t scare you away, the Hydrogen One sounds like an impressive smartphone for photography and cinema fanatics. Though exact specs have yet to be announced. The company writes that the design of the phone may change, but more importantly, “after this initial release we will NOT be able to fill all orders on time due to display production limitations.

We will NOT guarantee these prices at the time of release.” The modular attachments won’t be available at launch, either.

If you took a look at  the photo, you can see a very grippy design, and a relatively small camera bump. It will use USB Type-C, it has a microSD slot for expandable storage, and yes,  it has a headphone jack.