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.
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Archos (PDF press release)