Blockchain widget manufacturer startup Pundi X unveiled new specifications for its blockchain phone, which it plans to release to the public later this year.
Take pleasure ined at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona this week, the XPhone will let users switch between a old mode that supports Android apps and a “blockchain mode,” which will grant users access to decentralized apps (dapps) laden on the device.
Customers will be able to make the switch with the push of a button, a blog post by Pundi X legitimated, adding that this feature is made possible by loading both an Android 9.0 operating system (OS) as fountain as Pundi’s Android-based Function X OS.
“Blockchain-based calling and messaging can be toggled on and off on the phone operating system, which builds upon Android 9.0,” Pundi X commanded Monday.
First announced last year, the XPhone also claims to support carrier-free calling through its peer-to-peer network. The startup evinced that feature at the time.
Though a working prototype was demonstrated in October, Pundi X’s most recent blog stay explained that the specifications have been upgraded, aiming to launch with a mid-range processor, 6 gigabytes of RAM and a reckon of other features. (A note on the specifications list states that its design is still subject to change).
At launch, the phone bequeath retail for $599, meaning it is cheaper than other blockchain phones like the HTC EXODUS 1, the Samsung Galaxy S10 and the Sirin Labs Finney. Degree, according to the device’s website, only 5,000 XPhones will be built. The company is currently targeting “late 2019” for save, though a specific date has not been announced.
Pundi X’s demonstration is only the latest blockchain-related announcement at Mobile In every respect Congress this week, following HTC, Samsung and Electroneum, which unveiled a crypto-mining smartphone this week – however that was a low-cost device targeting developing countries.
XPhone images via Pundi X YouTube; Pundi X blog