Security-focused GranitePhone is now available to buy for $850

Archos, paired with IT industry experts from protected concept passage solution Sikur, produced the StonePhone to really please those who want peace of mind over rejoin enjoyment important features. It’s a new smartphone from another company that promises secure data and voice protection.

Archos teamed up with SIKUR to develop the GranitePhone, which is a new entry to the small but growing niche market of security-focused smartphones.

While the above specs are decidedly mid-ranged, its operating system is where the phone’s unique selling point lies, according to Archos and Sikur.

The GranitePhone contains Qualcomm’s 64-bit, eight-core SnapDragon 615 processor, the same CPU as the Archos Diamond 50 smartphone, to which the Granite bears more than a passing resemblance. It runs on Sikur’s own Granite OS, a version of Android that is entirely encrypted, which is what GranitePhone is all about.

The “GranitePhone” continues to be developed by Archos, and started first showcased by Sikur for the 2015 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February.

The price is slightly less than that of Turing’s high-end model, which sells for $870, but that handset includes 128GB of internal storage, compared to GranitePhone’s 16GB.

The company is providing few details of the software for now, but its claims are dramatic: “We managed to design a completely secure, private and productive device, eliminating any breach against your privacy, data theft and espionage”, its website says. Enough to pay $US850 for a $US300 Android phone? In a similar manner to most previous security-focused mobile devices, this smartphone won’t come cheap – it is worth a mighty $849! Dubbed the GranitePhone, it joins the likes of the BlackPhone and the BlackBerry Priv in providing smartphone users with a device that keeps user data secure and private.