Silent Circle’s Blackphone 2 comes with $799 price tag

Silent Circle, an encrypted communications firm headquartered in Switzerland, has recently unveiled its next generation smartphone Blackphone2. The latest handset delivers best in class privacy and security, without compromising on the powerful functionality and seamless usability of today’s most advanced Smartphones, the company said in a press release.

The company said that the smartphone is ready for enterprise deployment, with support for Google's Android for Work program and seamless integration with Google's suite of applications. It also adds an Octa-core Qualcomm processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage plus a removable Micro SD card slot, a larger 5.5" Gorilla Glass display and a 13-megapixel camera. It comes pre-loaded with Silent Phone - Silent Circle's industry-leading, private communication app - which offers encrypted, secure voice calls, conference calling, video conferencing, secure text and file transfers in one simple app. 

Priced at $799, it provides full device encryption by default through harnessing the company's operating system (Silent OS) and Google Android technology. It is the first component of Silent Circle's Enterprise Privacy Platform (EPP) announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year.

"The launch of Blackphone 2 is a game changer for the mobile sector and for the way we provide individual and enterprise privacy," said Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle. "Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system with a suite of apps designed to keep your enterprise and personal information separate and private. We're proud to deliver a safe and sexy device with a seamless user experience".

Blackphone 2 allows users to easily manage their privacy and security settings in one place; control and fine-tune individual app permissions and the data the apps have access to; build separate, secure environments for their sensitive information. It also comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen.

"Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals," Bill Conner continued. "In addition, the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office means that it is ever more vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy. People and enterprises want to take back control of their privacy but too often they don't know how, or they feel they must compromise too much - that's why the time is right for Blackphone 2."