Trusted UI for TrustZone user interactions processing

Oct 23, 2018 17:04 GMT  ·  By

HTC Corporation's HTC EXODUS 1 blockchain smartphone designed to allow its users to securely store they cryptocurrency is now available for pre-order, and it will be shipping in December 2018.

The HTC EXODUS 1 comes with a price tag of BTC 0.15 ($971.01142) or ETH 4.78 (970.2444), and it can only be bought if you have the cryptocurrency to do it since fiat currency is not accepted.

HTC's EXODUS 1 smartphone doesn't come with any out of the ordinary features for a 2018 device apart from the Arm TrustZone tech designed to allow users to securely store their Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, and more types of cryptocurrency keys in wallet dubbed by HTC as the Zion Wallet.

Moreover, the Arm TrustZone is also used by the Trusted UI feature to process user interactions entirely independent from the Android environment in an isolated hardware enclave.

A Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 powers the EXODUS 1, helped by 6 GB of DDR4x RAM and 128 GB UFS2.1 storage space, coupled with a single Nano SIM port.

HTC EXODUS 1 uses the Arm TrustZone tech to create a secure enclave for cryptocurrency storage

The HTC EXODUS 1 features a 6.0” Quad HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio paired with a 12MP + 16MP back camera with high-quality zoom and an 8MP+8MP dual-front camera with natural Bokeh support.

The EXODUS 1 can record 4K video at 60 fps with 3D audio quality, with Sonic Zoom with Audio Boost capability.

On the audio front, the HTC EXODUS 1 comes with HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi tech as well as HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation.

Furthermore, the EXODUS 1 blockchain smartphone also bundles a 3500 mAh battery, and it boasts an IP68 rating which means that the device is protected from contact with harmful dust and it can be immersed in water with a depth of more than 1 meter. 

The HTC EXODUS 1 package will bundle an HTC Rapid Charger 3.0 with USB Type-C Cable, an HTC Clear Case, and HTC USonic Adaptive Earphones.