A little-known company has its own blockchain phone to compete with HTC's upcoming Exodus. Sirin Labs is unveiling a new Android device, Finney, which it claimed offers the world's best security. It's rivaling HTC's upcoming blockchain phone, the Exodus, for the title of being the first “blockchain phone”. The promo video for the phone mentions things like decentralised app stores, cold-storage wallets, and secure blockchain transactions. And it even has a default digital currency: Sirin's own SRN token.
HTC Exodus blockchain phone imminent, but what the hell is it?
It runs Sirin OS, an “ultra-secure and Google-certified” forked version of Android 8.1. And it features specs like a Snapdragon 845, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of expandable storage, a 12-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, and an 8-megapixel f/2.2 selfie camera. As for that 6-inch screen, it has an 18:9 aspect ratio with a notch and rather large bezels. The phone's battery is an alright 3,280mAh. The Finney has a second touchscreen, too, which...
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