Bittium is a Finnish company with over 30 years of
experience in advanced radio communication technologies and biosignal
processing, creating products for tactical communications, providing mobile
devices and cyber security solutions certified for use by troops on
battlefields. And today it's unveiled its latest smartphone, the Bittium Tough
Mobile 2.
The company says this is no less than "the
world's most secure smartphone", suitable for both professional and
personal use. It has a "multilayered security structure", based on
the hardened Android 9 Pie OS, with information security features and software
integrated into the source code. This ensures that both the data stored in the
device and data transfers are protected as effectively as possible.
It comes with several encryption, authentication,
and key management related features, boot and runtime security checks, a
tamper-proof information security platform, and a privacy mode. The latter
disables microphones, cameras, and Bluetooth, and reduces the accuracy of
sensors, with just a touch of a button. The Tough Mobile 2 is compatible with
the Bittium Secure Suite software, which enables remote management of the
phones and their encrypted data transfers.
The component and software solutions of the phone
can be audited for use by authorities, and certified for the secure use of
government officials. Bittium promises "better availability of security
updates compared to conventional smartphones". The handset supports use of
several isolated and secure workspaces, which let users easily and securely handle
confidential data of even multiple different organizations, as well as their
personal data and social media applications.
The Bittium Tough Mobile 2 has a 5.2" Full HD
"sunlight readable" touchscreen, which works with gloves and while
it's wet, the Snapdragon 670 SoC, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of eMMC storage expandable
via mciroSD, a 12 MP rear camera, a 5 MP front-facing shooter, dual
front-facing speakers, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, It's IP67
certified for water and dust resistance, as well as MIL-STD-810G compliant for
shock and drop resistance. It has dual-SIM functionality, a 3,000 mAh battry,
as well as dedicated buttons for Privacy mode, Emergency, and push-to-talk.
The device is now up for pre-order on Bittium's
website for € 1,550 including VAT.
