Turing phone is different from any other smartphone on the planet

Turing Phone skips all conventional smartphone features for a more secure smartphone

Written by Karthekayan Iyer

New Delhi | Updated: August 3, 2015 04:26 PM IST

3 min read

The Turing phone doesn’t have a headphone jack, it doesn’t have a micro-USB port(for charging). In short, it’s unlike any other phone on the planet but what it offers is both unique and exciting.

For starters, the Turing phone is made of a new kind of metallurgy called Liquidmorphium, which Turing Robotic Industries claims to be tougher than titanium or steel. Basically Turing phone is made of liquid metal offering high tensile strength and excellent corrosion resistance. This phone will not see bendgate ever.

For those who want to know the specs sheet, here is what it looks like: 3GB RAM, a relatively older 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC, 5.5-inch Full HD display, 13MP rear camera and 8MP secondary camera. It has a 3000 mAh non-removable battery and is IPx8 certified. Turing phone also has a fingerprint sensor, which has been placed on device’s left side unlike Apple/Samsung’s home button idea.

But Turing Phone is more than just specs. It is end to end encrypted. The other important aspect of the Turing phone is the Imitation key which is an extra hardware component that encrypts your data and makes it almost impossible for any malicious software or app to enter your device. This is aimed at enterprises to build apps around this encryption key and secure every bit of data.

And the security bit, does not mean that style goes for a toss. As the pictures from The Verge show, Turing Phone will be available in an array of colors. As someone commented on seeing the phone, it reminds you of Ironman’s suit. For a geek that’s as stylish as it gets.

Turing phone will be available for pre-order starting July 31st for $610 (16GB), $740 (64GB) or $870 (128GB) and is slated for a September launch.

To put it briefly, Turing phone won’t let you plug in your own headphone and yeah you will have to carry another set of proprietary charging cable. And yes there’s no word on the software yet. But what it really offers is end-to-end encryption, something that a lot of enterprises and those worried about privacy will value.

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