Privacy-centered Blackphone 2 now available for preorder
Mobile users who put security as their top priority can now start preordering the Blackphone 2.
The all-new Blackphone 2, which was first unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in March, can now be preordered, with shipping set to begin next month. The firm, however, prioritizes bulk sales over individual sales to consumers, according to 9to5 Google.
The price of the Blackphone 2, however, has not yet been revealed. But it will most likely depend on the volume of the order. The previous Blackphone was priced at $629, the report details.
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Blackphone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Gorilla Glass display — a bit larger than its predecessor, which has a 4.7-inch display. It runs on a 64-bit 1.7 gigahertz octa-core processor and has 3 GB of RAM.
Silent Circle's next privacy-oriented phone is expected to arrive in September, but the exact shipping date is still under wraps. Blackphone 2 is a significant step above the specs of the previous phone, so there may be a significant price jump, PC Mag reports.
The company assures that user information and communications are secured. With the combination of the Blackphone apps and the Android-based Silent OS, privacy is highly guarded, the company said.
The Silent Phone app features end-to-end encryption of audio and video data. Text messages and file transfers are also secured with the help of Silent Text. By using a method called Spaces, four virtual phones can be accommodated in just one device. This method ensures that business and personal information are segregated accordingly, the report explains.
As of now, the secure smartphone maker is still working on its own tablet, which will reportedly be called the Blackphone+. For now, information about the upcoming device is still scant.
Those interested to preorder the Blackphone 2 can do so from Silent Cirle's preorder site. The firm's sales representative will reach out to customers who sign up.
While Blackphone 2 is a lot more secure than the ordinary smartphone, its privacy settings cannot skirt around the National Security Agency (NSA) and other government agencies snooping around.
