Theres a new blockchain phone in town, and its a lot more... ambitious than HTCs Exodus phone. A company named Pundi X will debut the Bob on Indiegogo on Tuesday, a modular smartphone with a boatload of blockchain dreams.
What it is
Right away you can tell this phone is wild. You receive it in pieces and assemble it yourself, like a Gundam figurine. The specs arent great but they're not terrible: its got a Snapdragon 660, 6GB of RAM, and a 48MP main camera. But thats not the point: this phone looks insane in a great way, and I cant stress this enough, it comes in a box and you assemble it yourself.
Who this is for
Once you have it all together and powered on, youll find a customized version of Android with a collection of decentralized blockchain apps. Yes, it does come with a wallet and some of the companys digital currency, but my impression from the demo was that this phone phone isnt primarily aimed at Blockchain finance people. Rather, its aimed at people who want a more private, decentralized smartphone experience. The rep was eager to show me a new blockchain web web protocol called FXTP, which supposedly allows for node-to-node data transfer outside of the regular web. The phone is apparently also a node.
Lets be honest: the world of blockchain is full of tall tales and big promises, so I would wait to see if Pundi Xs decentralized vision truly comes to fruition. That said, I am extremely excited about a phone that you have to assemble yourself and looks like a prop from Evangelion.
