An illustration picture shows the logo of the U.S. National Security Agency on the display of an iPhone… This has resulted into a number of manufacturers, dive into the niche market of secure phones – not as lucrative as the mobile market, but there is still a large portion of it, wanting to have the ultimate security and privacy of their personal and sensitive information. Still, if security is a top priority this is a device that might be worth considering.
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Archos has forged a partnership with SIKUR for the device, which will be competing against similar offerings such as the Blackphone and the Turing Phone.
With the GranitePhone, the latest entry into the market for secure smartphones, Sikur is hoping that people will put a high price on their privacy.
On the surface, the GranitePhone looks more or less like a run-of-the-mill Android device: a 5-inch 1080p screen, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, Snapdragon 615 processor certainly isn’t anything to write home about.
Archos, which released tablet computers powered by early versions of Google’s Android mobile operating system, has been silent for several years.
These companies are now celebrating the announcement of the GranitePhone’s availability, as you can go directly to the official website and pre-order the device. While the partners haven’t offered many details on this software so far, they noted that the device replicates all data stored internally on a cloud-based platform in encrypted form, allowing the data to be accessed from any PC, Android or iOS device using Sikur client applications.
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But where the Diamond 50 cost just €200 (US$225), the GranitePhone is priced at $849 in Sikur’s Web store. It’s a bit hefty for its specifications as mentioned. The device promises no backdoors and several layers of protection, but does not explain how it will be providing such security to its users.
