Gurugram-based VVDN, in partnership with Ireland’s Embedded Downloads, unveiled blockchain technology-based smartphone BitVault for ₹ 75,000 a unit.
“This is the world’s first blockchain technology-based smartphone,” VVDN Technologies co-founder and VP for engineering, Vivek Bansal said at the event. “We are using the Android user interface in it but the core operating system has been developed by us in India in the last 1.5 years. It will be priced around $1,200 or ₹75,000 at the time of launch,” he added.
The phone does not support Google Play Store and has developed its own mobile application, he said. “Our main focus is secured communication. We will initially focus on enterprise customers, defence and police for sale of this product. We are also in talks with ITI Limited to incorporate it in their army communication project,” Mr. Bansal said.
The phone supports 4G VoLTE and comes with 2 GHz octacore processor of Qualcomm, 13 megapixel main camera, 8 mp front camera, 4GB RAM and 64 GB external storage.
The phone does not support external memory storage and data from the phone can be transferred to a computer only through its app for personal computers, Mr. Bansal said.
