The phone is betting on providing real privacy of data

Apr 24, 2015 13:13 GMT  ·  By

Alan Turing was a British pioneer in computer science who gave the name to one of the most complex tests a machine has to undergo so that scientists can determine its ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of humans.

So that’s why we were immediately interested when we heard there was a company called Turing Robotic Industries (TRI) that developed a smartphone, lovingly called the Turning Phone.

On the outside, the phone looks quite atypical and mixes together a bunch of very interesting materials. The frame of the device is made of something TRI calls “liquidmorphium,” an alloy that is said to be stronger than steel and titanium. On top of that, TRI uses aluminum, ceramic and plastic to build the phone.

The Turing Phone lives up to its name

Another interesting aspect of this complex phone is that it aims to introduce new decentralized authentication technology with static key exchange. It comes with its master public key and unique private key pre-installed on it.

On top of that, if you attempt to communicate with another Turning Phone, the two devices can directly verify their identity, without the need of authenticating each other with a third party.

The result of all this fancy technology applied onto the phone? A secure network where users can exchange sensitive data including social security numbers or bank wiring instructions.

So the Turing Phone is extremely secure and answers the growing need of being able to set up a safe haven where private information can exist freely.

Turning Phone specs

But how about the specs of the phone? The Turing device arrives with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and draws life from a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, which is a bit outdated for 2015.

The device also sports a 13MP/8MP camera combo, 64GB / 128GB of internal storage and runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box.

As you can see, these are not stellar specs, but TRI is betting on the security features while this phone is concerned. The company also says it’s in the process of working out deals with carriers, but no announcement has been made so far.

The unlocked Turing Phone will be offered with LTE starting on August 10 in the US. Pre-orders will open on July 9 with global availability. TRI will ask you to pay $740 / €682 for a 64GB Turing Phone and $870 / €802 for a 128GB model.

The Turing Phone (7 Images)

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