The Turing Phone went through a number of delays, but the unusual handset is ready to meet its first owners starting July 12.
Users who preordered the device last year in the form of Evaluation Units will be the first to get their hands on the first gadget that runs Sailfish OS 2.0. The OEM announced that the Evaluation Units will get a free upgrade until the year's end, in the form of the powerful Snapdragon 820 CPU.
Keep in mind that the standard edition of the Turing Phone shows the following specs: processing power comes from an outdated Snapdragon 801 chipset backed by 3 GB of RAM, with a storage space of 16 GB. The screen is a generous 5.5-inch that displays resolutions of 1080p. Looking at the main camera, the gadget sports a 13-megapixel rear sensor and an 8-megapixel selfie-snapper. The power source that keeps the whole device running is a non-removable 3,000 mAh battery.
However, it's not the phone's technical specs that makes it unique and a strong rival for more established brands. The Turing Phone's unique selling points are its super resilient structure and highly secure operating system.
The chassis of the device is made of a complex alloy that contains zirconium, nickel, copper, aluminum and titanium. Seeing how the phone suffered no less than 26 structural design modifications since it was first announced, we can understand where the endless delays are coming from.
A special note goes to the absence of the Home button, which the manufacturer explains is a way to avoid very specific hardware problems. An added benefit is that no Home button means maximum screen space.
The rugged device is sealed shut, making it fully waterproof. To remove additional vulnerabilities, the OEM did not equip the device with a USB port or a headphone jack.
Turing Robotic Industries did compensate for these omissions by loading its proprietary end-to-end, decentralized authentication system into the device. The system uses the unique Turing Imitation Key.
The device runs on the Jolla's Sailfish 2.0 operating system that the developers conceived so that it sports 100 percent compatibility with Android apps. Keep in mind that the apps are loaded inside a separate application layer, virtually keeping them away from the rest of the OS. This is useful as it keeps at bay any unauthorized system modifications.
We look forward to testing the upcoming Turing Phone, and we will keep you posted on how it performs.
