**First Impressions: Hydrogen by Red**

I decided to use my existing phones with me for a little size comparison and as you can see, it's a big phone. This hydrogen is going to have a lot of room for some serious internals with a footprint this big. You know I still fit it in my pocket there didn't seem to be any real problems but obviously this will turn into a two-handed phone for a lot of people and then the camera bump on the back definitely more of a placeholder than an indicator of what the module will actually look like on the inside. But it's still pretty big, definitely couldn't tell that from the render photo and then the button placement is solid power button on the right hand side which will also be flat and double as a fingerprint reader kind of like Sony phones and then the volume buttons are separated on the left hand side which they probably have to be because of all the notches and ridges for the grips and then it also has a dedicated video record button and you can probably of course take photos with it as well. USB type C at the bottom and we also see a headphone jack down there but they're actually planning to move that up to the top.

**Camera Bump and Button Placement**

The camera bump on the back definitely more of a placeholder than an indicator of what the module will actually look like on the inside. It's still pretty big, definitely couldn't tell that from the render photo. The button placement is solid power button on the right hand side which will also be flat and double as a fingerprint reader kind of like Sony phones and then the volume buttons are separated on the left hand side which they probably have to be because of all the notches and ridges for the grips and then it also has a dedicated video record button and you can probably of course take photos with it as well. The camera system is likely to be quite advanced given the size and functionality of this phone.

**Front-Facing Speakers and Display**

At the front there's front-facing speakers, a pair of them likely a stereo pair flanking what will be a 5.5 inch super high resolution display. Those pins at the bottom of the back as you've probably already noticed very reminiscent of the Moto Z because they will end up being used for the same essential purpose - snap-on mods that add to the functionality of the phone. I got to see a second prototype just with the holographic display and let me tell you, I wasn't allowed to show it and it wouldn't have really translated that well on video anyway but what I can show you is my reaction to seeing it for the first time.

**Holographic Display Reaction**

They showed me some content that was shot like normal in 2D and then converted to four view for this crazy deep sort of 3D look. And there's also content that was shot for this view and I gotta say if my reaction isn't strong enough, trust me I was just kind of at a loss for words just soaking it all in but I was pretty impressed. It definitely wasn't perfect and it had some quirks like light bleeding around the outside of the display and some stuttering when I messed with some 4-view gaming stuff. But this was a prototype and this would just keep getting better with time and hopefully be buttery smooth and seamlessly integrated by the time it launches next year.

**Pocket Cinema Camera**

If you end up not liking it you could just never turn it on because it has a regular 2D mode that looks fantastic as well just like any other normal smartphone. So, as a pocket cinema camera, Hydrogen is actually even more interesting. Jim made it clear that he feels that this can and will be the future of small form factor cinema and I mean you can see that being true with as good as Red's stuff already is and this hydrogen system being helium based it should also have incredible video quality and should outperform other mirrorless cameras and small dslrs in an even smaller package. In fact, that's what Jim said is the quality should only really be surpassed by Red's bigger cameras.

**Modular Design**

The pins and magnets module system is pretty intense. I couldn't really describe it too much because obviously number one they're prototypes and number two a lot of it is still under development and confidential but think of it as like Moto mods on steroids. Same idea with adding functionality to the device, but uh remember that last prototype I told you about in the beginning of the video well that's what that could look like and as you can see attaching a module specifically for adding a sensor and a lens mount can already make this look pretty serious.

**Future Developments**

Apparently, in the next 30 to 45 days they said they'll have an actual prototype with both the fit and finish and the holographic display in the same body. What you just got from this video is a quick world exclusive that's something that Red's working on that they wanted to share with you guys so there you have it, what do you think?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what is up guys mkbhd here and i have seen the red hydrogen smartphone slash camera system prototype and now in this video i'm going to share with you so up until now visually we've only had one image this one render to base all of our thoughts on the design off of and that's great and all but jim from red wanted to show me what they've been working on and wanted to dispel any myths that they're not working on anything so that's a win for me a win for you guys to get this video and a win for red to actually show you something so they had a couple prototypes to show me one was a fit and finish prototype with all the final materials and dimensions and the exact look that they're shooting for number two was a prototype just with the working holographic display and then one more prototype which i'll show you guys at the end i took a look at all of them but i really focused in on the fit and finish materials prototype because that's exactly what they intend the final project the thing that you buy to look like and it looked like this so yeah right off the bat pretty intense a lot of materials going on you have a really industrial looking tri-panel design looks kind of like a moto z had a baby with a tractor like it's this part rugged part modern look and i really kind of like it the middle part is metal and this logo cut out with what feels like a jewel with the red logo in it is pretty crazy and the top and bottom parts are kevlar panels which is good for antenna pass-through and of course durability when you're using it as an actual phone and then on the sides you have these grips these notches like you saw on the render it doesn't feel too weird to hold but of course i obviously have pretty big hands so this natural fit for me might not be the case for everybody i used the phones i had with me for a little bit of a size comparison and as you can see it's a big phone this hydrogen is going to have a lot of room for some serious internals with a footprint this big you know i still fit it in my pocket there didn't seem to be any real problems but obviously this will turn into a two-handed phone for a lot of people and then the camera bump on the back definitely more of a placeholder than an indicator of what the module will actually look like on the inside but it's still pretty big definitely couldn't tell that from the render photo and then the button placement is solid power button on the right hand side which will also be flat and double as a fingerprint reader kind of like sony phones and then the volume buttons are separated on the left hand side which they probably have to be because of all the notches and ridges for the grips and then it also has a dedicated video record button and you can probably of course take photos with it as well usb type c at the bottom and we also see a headphone jack down there but they're actually planning to move that up to the top and then at the front there's front-facing speakers a pair of them likely a stereo pair flanking what will be a 5.5 inch super high resolution display and yeah those pins at the bottom of the back as you've probably already noticed very reminiscent of the moto z because they will end up being used for the same essential purpose snap-on mods that add to the functionality of the phone then like i said this fit and finish prototype has all these final materials and everything but it doesn't have a working display for that they had a second prototype just with the holographic display and let me tell you i wasn't allowed to show this and it wouldn't have really translated that well on video anyway but what i can show you is my reaction to seeing it for the first time so they showed me some content that was shot like normal in 2d and then converted to four view for this crazy deep sort of 3d look and there's also content that was shot for this view and i gotta say if my reaction isn't strong enough trust me i was just kind of at a loss for words just soaking it all in but i was pretty impressed it definitely wasn't perfect and it had some quirks like light bleeding around the outside of the display and some stuttering when i messed with some for view gaming stuff but this was a prototype and this would just keep getting better with time and hopefully be buttery smooth and seamlessly integrated by the time it launches next year and also if you end up not liking it you could just never turn it on because it has a regular 2d mode that looks fantastic as well just like any other normal smartphone so just as a pure smartphone this hydrogen is looking really interesting obviously it has these rugged looks and these unique features probably doesn't have things like wireless charging probably doesn't have waterproofing but again it's a unique feature set and a unique price for obviously a unique user and then as a pocket cinema camera hydrogen is actually even more interesting so jim made it clear that he feels that this can and will be the future of small form factor cinema and i mean you can see that being true with as good as red stuff already is and this hydrogen system being helium based it should also have incredible video quality and should outperform other mirrorless cameras and small dslrs in an even smaller package in fact that's what jim said is the quality should only really be surpassed by red's bigger cameras and the pins and magnets module system is pretty intense i can't really describe it too much because obviously number one they're prototypes and number two a lot of it is still under development and confidential but think of it as like moto mods on steroids same idea with adding functionality to the device but uh remember that last prototype i told you about in the beginning of the video well that's what that was so this is what that could look like and as you can see attaching a module specifically for adding a sensor and a lens mount can already make this look pretty serious so that for now is all i can show but apparently in the next 30 to 45 days they said they'll have an actual prototype with both the fit and finish and the holographic display in the same body but what you just got from this video is a quick world exclusive that's something that red's working on that they wanted to share with you guys so there you have it what do you think is that is that enough to justify pre-ordering a thousand plus dollar smartphone or mini pocket camera or whatever else these things might do let me know hopefully there'll be more information to come but until then that's been it thank you for watching talk to you guys in the next one peace youhey what is up guys mkbhd here and i have seen the red hydrogen smartphone slash camera system prototype and now in this video i'm going to share with you so up until now visually we've only had one image this one render to base all of our thoughts on the design off of and that's great and all but jim from red wanted to show me what they've been working on and wanted to dispel any myths that they're not working on anything so that's a win for me a win for you guys to get this video and a win for red to actually show you something so they had a couple prototypes to show me one was a fit and finish prototype with all the final materials and dimensions and the exact look that they're shooting for number two was a prototype just with the working holographic display and then one more prototype which i'll show you guys at the end i took a look at all of them but i really focused in on the fit and finish materials prototype because that's exactly what they intend the final project the thing that you buy to look like and it looked like this so yeah right off the bat pretty intense a lot of materials going on you have a really industrial looking tri-panel design looks kind of like a moto z had a baby with a tractor like it's this part rugged part modern look and i really kind of like it the middle part is metal and this logo cut out with what feels like a jewel with the red logo in it is pretty crazy and the top and bottom parts are kevlar panels which is good for antenna pass-through and of course durability when you're using it as an actual phone and then on the sides you have these grips these notches like you saw on the render it doesn't feel too weird to hold but of course i obviously have pretty big hands so this natural fit for me might not be the case for everybody i used the phones i had with me for a little bit of a size comparison and as you can see it's a big phone this hydrogen is going to have a lot of room for some serious internals with a footprint this big you know i still fit it in my pocket there didn't seem to be any real problems but obviously this will turn into a two-handed phone for a lot of people and then the camera bump on the back definitely more of a placeholder than an indicator of what the module will actually look like on the inside but it's still pretty big definitely couldn't tell that from the render photo and then the button placement is solid power button on the right hand side which will also be flat and double as a fingerprint reader kind of like sony phones and then the volume buttons are separated on the left hand side which they probably have to be because of all the notches and ridges for the grips and then it also has a dedicated video record button and you can probably of course take photos with it as well usb type c at the bottom and we also see a headphone jack down there but they're actually planning to move that up to the top and then at the front there's front-facing speakers a pair of them likely a stereo pair flanking what will be a 5.5 inch super high resolution display and yeah those pins at the bottom of the back as you've probably already noticed very reminiscent of the moto z because they will end up being used for the same essential purpose snap-on mods that add to the functionality of the phone then like i said this fit and finish prototype has all these final materials and everything but it doesn't have a working display for that they had a second prototype just with the holographic display and let me tell you i wasn't allowed to show this and it wouldn't have really translated that well on video anyway but what i can show you is my reaction to seeing it for the first time so they showed me some content that was shot like normal in 2d and then converted to four view for this crazy deep sort of 3d look and there's also content that was shot for this view and i gotta say if my reaction isn't strong enough trust me i was just kind of at a loss for words just soaking it all in but i was pretty impressed it definitely wasn't perfect and it had some quirks like light bleeding around the outside of the display and some stuttering when i messed with some for view gaming stuff but this was a prototype and this would just keep getting better with time and hopefully be buttery smooth and seamlessly integrated by the time it launches next year and also if you end up not liking it you could just never turn it on because it has a regular 2d mode that looks fantastic as well just like any other normal smartphone so just as a pure smartphone this hydrogen is looking really interesting obviously it has these rugged looks and these unique features probably doesn't have things like wireless charging probably doesn't have waterproofing but again it's a unique feature set and a unique price for obviously a unique user and then as a pocket cinema camera hydrogen is actually even more interesting so jim made it clear that he feels that this can and will be the future of small form factor cinema and i mean you can see that being true with as good as red stuff already is and this hydrogen system being helium based it should also have incredible video quality and should outperform other mirrorless cameras and small dslrs in an even smaller package in fact that's what jim said is the quality should only really be surpassed by red's bigger cameras and the pins and magnets module system is pretty intense i can't really describe it too much because obviously number one they're prototypes and number two a lot of it is still under development and confidential but think of it as like moto mods on steroids same idea with adding functionality to the device but uh remember that last prototype i told you about in the beginning of the video well that's what that was so this is what that could look like and as you can see attaching a module specifically for adding a sensor and a lens mount can already make this look pretty serious so that for now is all i can show but apparently in the next 30 to 45 days they said they'll have an actual prototype with both the fit and finish and the holographic display in the same body but what you just got from this video is a quick world exclusive that's something that red's working on that they wanted to share with you guys so there you have it what do you think is that is that enough to justify pre-ordering a thousand plus dollar smartphone or mini pocket camera or whatever else these things might do let me know hopefully there'll be more information to come but until then that's been it thank you for watching talk to you guys in the next one peace you\n"