XPhone, The First Blockchain Smartphone Was On Display At CES 2019

Jyotis - Jan 14, 2019

The company may release the official version of the XPhone in Quarter 3 of 2019.

At CES 2091, a Singapore-headquartered company, Pundi X, introduced its first blockchain smartphone called XPhone that was developed based on the applications of blockchain technology to encrypt calls and messages.

Most people have just known about the blockchain technology via crypto games to mine virtual coins; however, in fact, its real applicability is much wider.

Being aware of this, Pundi X made the first blockchain smartphone in the world and brought it to the big tech trade show, CES 2019. The device on display at the gadget show was obviously a prototype, and the company still kept its all specs a secret. In addition to its aesthetic design, the XPhone’s unique selling point (USP) comes from its software.

Another interesting point in Pundi X’s product is that it supports up to two operating systems including Android and Function X. In Android mode, users can leverage its customized user interface to run all apps to their liking and swipe right to move to the second mode for blockchain.

The blockchain mode, is known as an exclusive product of Pundi X. If normal smartphones make calls via centralized mobile carriers, the XPhone is designed to deploy a decentralized network for blockchain.

There are five components in this blockchain mode, including Function X Blockchain, Function X OS, Function X Docker, Function X IPFS, and FXTP Protocol. All these components work with each other to decentralize data, websites, and apps.

Besides, every smartphone running on Function X OS plays a role as a node that features a private key and unique address. That’s why when VoIP calls are made, along with the path, each node of XPhone asks other nodes it considers as trusted ones for offering more information. And therefore, your calls will get the end-to-end encryption.

The exclusive OS of Pundi X is developed based on Android 9.0 and has downward compatibility for applications.

The company may release the official version of the XPhone in Quarter 3 of 2019, and hence, we may soon update more information on the hardware specs and price of this world’s first blockchain smartphone.