Sirin Labs Launches Solarin, a $14,000 Privacy-Focused Smartphone (venturebeat.com)

An anonymous reader writes from a report via VentureBeat: Sirin Labs has launched its high-end Android smartphone called Solarin. The company's mission is to create the Rolls-Royce of smartphones -- an advanced device that combines "the highest privacy settings, operated faster than any other phone, [and is] built with the best materials from around the world." Solarin promises "the most advanced privacy technology, currently unavailable outside the agency world." It has partnered with KoolSpan to integrate chip-to-chip 256-bit AES encryption, which is similar to what the military uses to protect its communications. As for the specs, Solarin features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, with support for 24 bands of LTE, and "far superior" Wi-Fi connectivity than standard mobile phones. There's a 23.8-megapixel rear camera sensor and a 5.5" IPS LED 2K resolution display. The phone goes on sale June 1st for nearly $14,000 ($13,800 to be exact).

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Re:Cost might be justified

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I know next to nothing about security, but I do know that mobile phones aren't secure no matter how your design them. Their entire purpose it to interconnect with other phones and networks. Once you enter an non-secure network you are not secure.

Guess who just failed before starting

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From twitter:

â@laginimaineb May 29
Just managed to extract the Qualcomm KeyMaster keys directly from TrustZone! Writeup coming soon :) (1/2)
@laginimaineb May 29
@laginimaineb And wrote a script to decrypt all keystore keys. This can also be used to bruteforce the FDE passphrase off the device! (2/2)

Farewall, $14,000 phone. We hardly knew ye.