Blackphone - IT'S HERE

[The Joker]

"The high-end smartphone which puts privacy and security ahead of everything else."

HARDWARE

4.7" HD IPS Screen
>2 GHz Quad Core CPU
2 GB RAM
16 GB Storage
LTE
HSPA+
Front camera >8Mpx with flash, plus rear camera

SOFTWARE

Silent Circle Apps
Silent Phone
Silent Text
Silent Contacts
Blackphone-built apps
Blackphone Firewall
Blackphone Activation Wizard
Blackphone Remote Wipe
Select 3rd-party apps
Disconnect Secure Wireless
SpiderOak Blackphone Edition
Kismet Smart Wi-Fi Manager

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Bloody epic looking phone but the price...Ouch lol

 

[Gouko_Tenrou]

Really like the design of this phone.

 

[czc]

Surely if it still connects to the cell towers they can still get hold of your data and your location?

 

[Crzwaco]

Looks fragile.

 

[The Joker]

Surely if it still connects to the cell towers they can still get hold of your data and your location?

Its actually pretty impressive once you go into the finer details. The phone basically stops companies from getting any info from you. You'll notice when you dl a game of the play store it usually says the game needs access to your contacts and shit like this, where as this they can't do that.

 

[InSanity]

So its biggest selling point is its security :| that surely can only apply to a very niche market

 

[The Joker]

So its biggest selling point is its security :| that surely can only apply to a very niche market

Not really, I actually want 1 badly, I just can't get over the price.

Oh and in America:

 

[Crzwaco]

So its biggest selling point is its security :| that surely can only apply to a very niche market

The mob and gangs would probably jump onto this phone.

 

[Cronus086]

So its a phone for people who are extremely paranoid

 

[blaaislaai]

Privacy is the thing I care the least about, so won't bother with this.

A lovely price of $629 is a bit steep though

 

[Dohc-WP]

they should have called it StealthPhone or inviziphone

 

[brendanvb]

I've not really had any privacy concerns yet. Does this have it's own OS?

 

[The Joker]

they should have called it StealthPhone or inviziphone

I think StealthPhone would have been awesome. That would have sealed the deal for me
Also the guys thinking privacy isn't a big deal, maybe not to us in SA but in the US where everything is monitored, things like this phone a must have or at least a want for most americans.

 

[blaaislaai]

I've not really had any privacy concerns yet. Does this have it's own OS?

Built on android, so it's basically a customized android

 

[Tom]

Looks pretty decent... Then again so do most other top end phones today...

Security really isnt that much of a concern for me...

 

[The Joker]

Built on android, so it's basically a customized android

Heavily customized android, big difference between it and normal android.

 

[brendanvb]

Built on android, so it's basically a customized android

Heavily customized android, big difference between it and normal android.

So would you still be able to install apps from the Play Store etc?

 

[DarthMol]

I'm sure this will be big on the Black Market

 

[The Joker]

So would you still be able to install apps from the Play Store etc?

Nope the phone has its own store.
They will only allow certain apps, and as far as I know most of the apps and games will be screened before being allowed onto the store.

 

[brendanvb]

Nope the phone has its own store.
They will only allow certain apps, and as far as I know most of the apps and games will be screened before being allowed onto the store.

Well I guess that's interesting. Remains to be seen if it takes off I guess. Like someone said earlier, seems to be a bit of a niche market.