Finney, a smartphone from Sirin Labs, which is the world’s first blockchain smartphone, is now finally available for purchase. The phone, which was in the news since May last year, was originally announced in September 2017.

The Sirin Labs’ Finney is now available for purchase at a price of $1,000, which is around $100 more than the pre-order pricing. After completing crowdsale, the company has partnered with Foxconn and has already signed Leo Messi as its brand ambassador.

Going forward, the company is now planning to join the Amazon Launchpad program in January 2019, which should allow the company to bring its smartphone into customers’ hands much easier.

The device comes with a 6-inch Full HD+ notched display with 2160 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. According to the company, the phone’s display has an oleophobic coating on top. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 845 processor, coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.

Coming to the optics part, the phone features a single 12-megapixel camera sensor with f/1.8 aperture with focus on low-light imaging. On the front side, the phone features an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera sensor with f/2.2 aperture.

In terms of software, the smartphone runs on the company’s own SIRIN OS which is an ultra-secure and Google-certified fork of Android, based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box. The company had earlier said that the secure open source operating system will also be licensed to interested OEMs. It is powered by a 3,280mAh battery.

The interesting offering of the phone is the cold storage cryptocurrency wallet, which isn’t connected to the internet in a measure to prevent hackers from gaining access to Bitcoins and to securely generate transactions. It also embeds a multi-layered cybersecurity suite comprising online and offline on-device cyber threat detection, protection from network attacks, host-based attacks, as well as unsecured device definitions.

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Finney smartphone also comes with a unique concierge-like service called TCS (Token Conversion Service), allowing users to make crypto transactions for supported coins and tokens without the hassle of exchanges. At launch, TCS will support ETH (Etherium), BTC (Bitcoin), and SRN (Sirin Labs Tokens).

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Finally, HTC has created a new and dedicated Instagram account for its upcoming blockchain smartphone. The Taiwanese company has confirmed through it that it will be launching the HTC Exodus blockchain smartphone on Oct. 22. The teaser of the smartphone does not reveal any information on its specifications, but it does give a glimpse of its design.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo10uP_hptt/?utm_source=ig_embed

It is speculated that the HTC Exodus will serve as a storage wallet for Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptocurrencies. Only a unique key may allow users to access the wallet.

It will possibly allow Exodus users to trade cryptocurrency. The handset will be running on Android. However, it is likely to be customized with security protocols and apps for safely storing cryptocurrencies. To offer the topnotch security for Exodus users, the company has reportedly created security enclave dubbed as Trust Zone within the ARM hardware. It is speculated that the HTC Exodus will command a price tag of around $1,000.

The Taiwanese tech company had also launched a dedicated website for the HTC Exodus in the recent past. The website only provides an option to enter user details to stay updated on the smartphone. The text present on the website reads that the it will be the first ever smartphone to arrive with decentralized apps and security.

The company has been working with multiple protocols with the intent of seamless operation between blockchains. The website of the HTC Exodus also carries an image that outlines the design. The handset is expected to sport a single camera.

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After getting announced on Oct. 22, the company may soon make the HTC Exodus phone available on pre-orders. It is speculated that the shipments of the Exodus smartphone may begin by December.

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