HTC introduced a new blockchain smartphone – the Exodus 1s for crypto enthusiasts on a tight budget. The Exodus 1s is the successor to the company’s first generation blockchain smartphone – Exodus 1.

The Exodus 1s allows users to save tokens and cryptographic keys inside a secure enclave within the device. As like of the Exodus 1, some other features like the support for decentralized mobile applications and integration with Opera crypto browser also appeared in the Exodus 1s.

Phil Chen, chief officer, HTC said, “We are democratizing access to the technology for a free world. Full nodes are the most important ingredient in the resilience of the Bitcoin network, and we have lowered the barrier to entry for any person to run a node, which is simply a computer, mobile in our case, participating in a global Bitcoin network that propagates transactions and blocks everywhere, which is the foundation and fundamental definition of a peer-to-peer cash system.”

An Exodus 1 exclusive feature of providing full Bitcoin node capability is improved in the new model. For a device to act as a Bitcoin node, it has to keep a log of the entire blockchain history, which means the device has to store 200GB of data. HTC knows about this and employed the Exodus 1s with a method called pruning to solve this issue. Pruning reduces the size of the blockchain file by a huge margin – 200 GB to 10 GB.

HTC Exodus 1s supports HTC’s Zion wallet app to send, receive or request cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether, and Ethereum based ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokens.

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The company hasn’t revealed the specifications or the price tag of the Exodus 1s. Its predecessor is available at $600, and the company plans to launch Exodus 1s at almost half of that. We don’t know the exact release date of the smartphone yet, but the company has hinted release in the third quarter of 2019.

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Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC, has announced a new phone – the Exodus 1. The Exodus 1 is HTC’s blockchain phone that was in development a couple of months ago.

Design

The Exodus 1 is simply the HTC U12+ with a new name and a translucent gray design. Although, the official render and video advert show HTC has borrowed a leaf from Xiaomi‘s Mi 8 Explorer Edition. What you see are not the actual components of the phone but a printed plastic that covers the actual motherboard.

Specs

It also has the same specs as the U12+. So a 6.0-inch QHD+ display, a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It has 12MP + 16MP dual rear cameras and dual 8MP front-facing cameras with bokeh.

The Exodus 1 comes with HTC’s BoomSound Hi-Fi audio and USonic Active Noise Cancellation. There is Edge Sense 2 which lets you squeeze the frame for pre-configured actions or activating the assistant (Google Assistant or Alexa). It also has an IP68 rating, single SIM support, and packs a 3,500mAh battery.

Software

The Exodus 1 runs Android Oreo but has a number of security features. There is a secure enclave isolated from the main operating system where your virtual cash and keys are stored. HTC says it will also store all your data in future. There is also the Zion Wallet for your cryptocurrencies.

The Exodus 1 is said to run decentralized apps on the blockchain and also has a Social Key Recovery feature for regaining access to your cryptocurrencies if you lose your keys.

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Price and Availability

The Exodus 1 is priced at 0.15 BTC or 4.78 ETH. It is already available for purchase but won’t begin to ship until December. It will come with a branded clear case, HTC’s Rapid Charger 3.0 and USonic Adaptive Earphones.

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