GranitePhone: Security and Privacy of Smartphone

GranitePhone, the ultra-secure smartphone announced earlier this year, will cost a lot of salty list.

GranitePhone is announced to the public as a ” totally safe smartphone. ” The device is the result of collaboration between the Group and Archos Mirabilis and is designed around the security solution of Sikur. It is marketed by the Group Mirabilis in American markets and Logic Instrument in the EMEA region, but the cost is as high as $850 with two years of access security solution, excluding tax.

The smartphone is designed for all types of users, starting from the typical consumer up to professionals and companies. It must be bought in view of the absolute protection of integrated data, the security of incoming and outgoing communications and, according to the company provides ” the highest level of security for voice, messaging, data and instant messaging over all smartphones available to today “.

The company is targeting devices such as BlackPhone 2 (which costs a lot, but much less than GranitePhone), one of the most significant smartphone focused primarily on data privacy, but you want to contrast especially to traditional devices that offer solutions for the security standards and not too branched.

If a spending spree, various companies and government agencies can appear in consumer optical working on sensitive data requiring the highest data protection, which is not all smartphones can offer. McAfee has estimated losses of nearly 400 billion dollars in the past year from cyber-attacks, with smartphones were the most worrying carriers since they are increasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals.

On a technical level GranitePhone has a 5-inch Full HD resolution display, and integrates a SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor supported by 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of integrated storage. Two cameras, from 16 and 8 megapixels, and the whole thing is powered by a battery 2,700 mAh. There is no microSD slot, or Google Play Store, precise design choices to eliminate the possibility of introducing malware to the device.