GranitePhone by SIKUR now available for purchase

Privacy does not come cheap, but it is always good to have at least two choices available when looking to buy a niche product. Silent Circle's BlackPhone now has a competitor, namely the GranitePhone from Sikur. They unveiled this handset this spring, and now Sikur teams up with French company Archos to enter the global market of privacy-centric smartphones.  

These are the highlights of the GranitePhone by Sikur:

• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC with Adreno 405 graphics
• Memory/Storage: 2 GB RAM; 16 GB internal storage
• Display: 5-inch full HD multitouch
• Cameras: 8 MP front, 16 MP back
• Connectivity: 4G LTE
• Operating system: Granite OS
• Battery: 2700 mAh

This handset comes with multiple layers of protection, including automatically saving all data from it to the cloud - in an encrypted form, of course. The data can be then accessed using Sikur apps from a computer, but also from Android or iOS devices.

Sikur's GranitePhone can be purchased online for $849 USD.