OSOM OV1 will come with a Type-C Privacy cable and Privacy-centric apps

Pranav Sawant — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:18:45 +0000

OSOM, a smartphone brand built by the brains behind Essential, will soon launch its first smartphone in the market. The device will be called the OSOM OV1, and its leaks have been all over the Internet. Now, the company took to Twitter to reveal its front panel and also confirm its unique privacy-centric Type-C cable.

As per the company’s tweet, the OSOM OV1 will support a different kind of USB Type-C cable. It won’t just be another charging cable, rather, it will have a toggle that will let users switch between two modes – a mode to pass data and a power-only mode.

It seems to basically offer what the software usually asks for when plugged into a computer. Instead of getting permission from the device, it appears to let users choose the USB options with this physical toggle.

Apart from the USB Type-C cable, the phone’s front design is also revealed. Although only the lower half of the portion is revealed, we get to see that it has a thin-bezel design featuring a modern aspect ratio. The device also appears to have some privacy-centric apps pre-installed. It comes loaded with the Brave browser, Signal, the camera app, and what looks like the company’s own Privacy app.

Other than this, the phone’s back panel and some specs have already been leaked. The OSOM OV1 will come with a stainless steel chassis, a Gorilla Glass Victus back panel, and a dual-camera system.

It will have a 48MP + 12MP dual-rear camera system. On the front, it will equip a 16MP snapper. The phone is said to have an OLED display, dual-SIM support, and 5G connectivity. As for the power, the device is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship SoC.

OSOM OV1 could come in four colors

Pranav Sawant — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:33:12 +0000

Essential’s first smartphone dubbed Essential PH-1 wasn’t that successful in the market, and soon after its release, the company shut its operations. Now, the brains behind Essential are back, this time as OSOM, to launch its privacy-centric phone called the OSOM OV1.

Previously, the company teased the OSOM OV1 and revealed the plans for the company. Now, the brand took it Twitter asking the audience about its color variants.

We need your (colorful) opinion. Let us know below #osom2022 #ownyourprivacy #Android #ov1 pic.twitter.com/k7UqbbSKXo

— OSOMPrivacy (@OsomPrivacy) January 27, 2022

In a tweet, the company shared the OV1 in four colorways – Solar Yellow, Borealis Green, Twilight Blue, and Dusk Purple. The company wants netizens to choose between four of these colors. We might end up seeing all of these colors once the phone arrives.

Regarding its specifications, there’s very little that we have learned so far. The smartphone will feature a triangular camera module at the rear holding two lenses. It also has a big LED flash alongside the lenses. It will be powered by a Qualcomm chipset, however, there’s no detail on the exact chipset.

Furthermore, we’ll see the phone focusing on privacy and security. Having said that, it will have a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and will run on stock Android OS.

Apart from this, the phone will debut in Summer 2022, but we’ll see the device getting showcased at the Mobile World Congress(MWC) event next month. We are also hopeful to get to learn all of its specs and design as we come closer to the event.

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