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Silent Circle Blackphone - Out in June for $630 US

posted by mattie_p on Monday February 24 2014, @03:29PM   Printer-friendly
from the security-will-cost-you dept.

fliptop writes:

"Promising that orders will start shipping in June, Silent Circle has announced the Blackphone is ready for pre-orders. (Domain registered in Switzerland)

Touted as 'The high-end smartphone which puts privacy and security ahead of everything else' the Blackphone has a 4.7" screen, 2GHz quad-core CPU and 16GB storage. It also includes several Silent Circle apps.

The Blackphone makes use of a customized version of Android called PrivatOS, is fully unlocked, and the encryption can be used on any compatible network. Purchase includes a 1-year subscription to the apps; after that it's $10 a month (in addition to your carrier's charges).

In order to take advantage of the encryption, the other person you're communicating with has to have their own Blackphone or use Silent Circle apps on their Android or iOS phone."

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by bart9h on Monday February 24 2014, @03:57PM

    by bart9h (767) on Monday February 24 2014, @03:57PM (#6110)

    Amen.

    Unfortunately, there are very few options of small high-end phones out there.
    Galaxy S3 Mini seems like the best one that is not over 4".

    I just want <=4" amoled screen, >200ppi, >1GB RAM. Is it too hard?

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  • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Monday February 24 2014, @04:11PM

    by hemocyanin (186) on Monday February 24 2014, @04:11PM (#6124)

    Don't forget removable battery.

    I have an HTC Amaze, and I'd love to get their new phone ("one") -- but I won't because the battery isn't easily removable. And I say that not because I want to pull a Reiser -- but because I like having two batteries.

    • (Score: 2) by mcgrew on Monday February 24 2014, @04:49PM

      by mcgrew (701) on Monday February 24 2014, @04:49PM (#6162) Homepage Journal

      Indeed, if iPhones were ten bucks apiece I'd still not want one for just that reason. I will NOT have a bettery-operated device with a hard to replace battery, or worse, an Apple with its "no user servicable parts" and the battery glued in.

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  • (Score: 1) by keplr on Monday February 24 2014, @04:43PM

    by keplr (2104) on Monday February 24 2014, @04:43PM (#6152)

    Apparently it is too hard. The problems are probably not technical, however. It's an issue of market demand (heavily influenced by marketing, not what is really best for people) and economics. The type of phone with the highest margins will be the most heavily marketed, which drives demand. People who are more sensible and less swayed by advertising suffer a lack of options.