A super high-end Android smartphone called Solarin was officially launched at an event in London today by Stealth Israeli startup Sirin Labs. Kazakh entrepreneur Kenges Rakishev, Israeli venture capitalist Moshe Hogeg (the same guy behind Yo and Mobli), and former McKinsey consultant Tal Cohen founded Sirin Labs in 2013. The trio’s aim was to build a high-tech device that combined “the highest privacy settings, operated faster than any other phone and built with the best materials from around the world. A $25 million seed fund was raised by the company a couple of years back with about $72 million raised last month.
This achievement came to life with the help of partnership with KoolSpan who helped to integrate chip-to-chip 256-bit AES encryption, similar to what the military uses to protect communications. This encryption is activated via a physical security switch on the back of the phone. Solarin also sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, comes with support for 24 bands of LTE, and promises “far superior” Wi-Fi connectivity than standard mobile phones. It also has a 23.8-megapixel rear camera and a 5.5” IPS LED 2K resolution screen.
According to Fredrik Öijer, VP of product at Sirin Labs, “Every single design decision and material choice was based on performance and functionality,”
Sales will be online via Sirin Labs’ first retail store in Mayfair (34 Bruton Place), London from June 1; and at Harrods, Knightsbridge from June 30.
Credit – Business Insider
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