Blackberry has announced a partnership with Boeing to produce an ultra-secure smartphone called the Boeing Black. The phone will only be sold to ‘approved’ customers, each of which will have to sign an agreement not to reveal details of the device to the public. Despite this, we know that the Boeing Black features dual SIM slots, HDMI and USB connections. Data will be wiped if the phone is tampered with. Oddly for a device manufactured by Blackberry, the phone will run a secure version of Android.
The GX1 is a Huawei phablet for the Chinese market. A mid-range model, the GX1 features a 6″ display with an IPS panel and 1280 x 720 resolution. A 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor (64-bit) runs Android 4.4, with 1GB of RAM and an Adreno 306 GPU. Storage is 8GB. The phablet is a 4G model available now for CNY1,370 ($220).
A rugged 7″ TFT-LCD display module has been produced by Mitsubishi Electric. The product (currently unnamed) features 6.8G vibration-resistant acceleration; -40 degrees to 85 degrees operating temperatures; and 1,500 cd/m² of brightness. Contrast ratio is 800:1 and resolution is 800 x 480. Sample sales will begin at the end of February.
The Z1 is a Samsung smartphone running Tizen, which was originally set for a launch in December, in India (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 48). We now hear that the phone will be launched on 18th January.
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