World’s first most secure phone launch, will work on Android without Google
The world’s first Murena One, a privacy-first phone based on Android, has been introduced without the partnership of Google. This new smartphone is equipped with the usual specifications such as IPS full-HD + display, triple rear cameras and octa-core MediaTek SoC. But there is a software side to these things that is making Murena One a different option in the market. The smartphone runs on an operating system called /e/OS called “dGoogle” Android. Although it is claimed that most of the Android apps are supported out-of-the-box.
Price of Murena One
Talking about the price, the price of Murena One in the US is $369 i.e. around Rs 28,600 according to Indian currency. Whereas in Europe, EUR 349 i.e. according to Indian currency is about 28,900 rupees. Talking about availability, this phone will be available for sale in the US, UK, Canada, Europe and Switzerland from June. The company said that this phone will be available for sale from the Murena.com website.
Murena One Specifications and Features
Talking about the specifications and features, the Murena One phone works on /e/OS V1 which is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It does not include Google apps or services to provide the privacy experience. Although the phone has an app lounge, from where users can download and install new Android apps. The App Store maintains a Privacy Score to rate apps between 0-10 based on how they collect personal data.
As Murena One does not have Google service, there is no need to sign in to Google account to download the app. However, the company has provided Murena Cloud which includes an ad free search engine, an email platform, online secure storage, document management and access to other online tools including calendar. The Cloud also comes with 1GB of free storage.
Talking about the display, it has a 6.53-inch Full HD + IPS display, which has a resolution of 1080×2242 pixels, 19.5: 9 aspect ratio and 395ppi pixel density. For the processor, this phone is equipped with Octa core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC. For storage, 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage have been provided. For the camera, it has a 48-megapixel primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel second camera, and a 5-megapixel third camera. At the same time, this smartphone has a 25-megapixel selfie camera with f / 2.0 aperture.
