Security is the name of the game these days and there quite a few devices popping up in the rather niche industry of super-secure smartphones – the Blackphone and Turing Phone immediately come to mind. There is now a new challenger in this space from a rather unlikely manufacturer – Archos. The French manufacturer has had some interesting ideas over the years, but nothing has really stuck – we guess a secure smartphone was the logical next step. Teaming up with SIKUR (get it? secure), who specializes in secure corporate communication apps, Archos have created the GranitePhone, but will it rock your world? (I couldn’t help myself)
While the operating system is technically Android, it’s been completely repackaged as Granite OS and offers a number of secure features which will keep the security-savvy happy. As for specifications, the GranitePhone will run a Snapdragon 615, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage with a 5-inch 1080p display and a 2,700mAh. It’s not exactly anything to write home about, that battery looks positively pedestrian by current standards and when you couple in the $850 USD asking price, you get a device that doesn’t really seem worth its while – then again, the assurance of security is priceless for some.
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Source:Â GranitePhone via Android Police
