Announced in April this year, the unhackable Turing Phone will start shipping out to customers from 18th December. Turing Robotics Industries has partnered Foxconn to manufacture its devices. Earlier this month, interested buyers were allowed to “reserve” their handsets, that will allow Turing to manufacture only the number of devices that have been reserved. Those who have made their reservations will receive an invite to purchase the device on September 21, and are expected to make full payment on September 24. The “Dark Wyvern” special edition will also be up for pre-order on that day.
The Turing Phone has been priced at $610 (approx. ₹40,281) for 16GB, $740 (approx. ₹48,873) for 32GB, and $870 (approx. ₹57,450) for the 128GB model. The Dark Wyvern Special Edition will set you back by $999 (approx. ₹65,979), and have 128GB of onboard storage. There is also going to be a limited Dark Wyvern Glædr edition, with only 3000 units on offer. The Turing Phone features a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.5GHz+ chipset, 3GB DDR3 RAM, and 3000mAh non-removable battery. The device will feature Æmeth UI on top of Android v5.1 (Lollipop). A 13-megapixel rear camera as well as an 8-megapixel front shooter will take care of the imaging department. However, the USP of the phone is its security features. Apart from a fingerprint scanner, it features an end-to-end encryption on its core apps, and to further secure the phone, Turing has completely excluded a 3.5mm audio jack. The chassis itself is designed to be unbreakable, made of a liquid metal alloy called Liquidmorphium.
Turing Robotics put in place a reservation system after cancelling the pre-orders the previous month. It was done to ensure that they manufacture only the number of devices that are paid for. More details are expected to be revealed on 9th September about the Dark Wyvern Glædr edition which will cost $1299 (approx. ₹85,838). The decision to start shipping the Turing Phone on December 18 is no coincidence, though, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to be released that day. It was a deliberate move on Turing Robotics’ part, confirmed a representative of the company.