Osom Privacy has just posted a new teaser of its upcoming OV1 smartphone. Osom is a privacy-focused brand that’s working to build a privacy-focused smartphone with the core team of engineers who built the Essential PH-1.
The Tweet shows the the USB-C Privacy
Cable that we saw last week, along with the first image of the front of the
device. This cable has a physical toggle switch on it that lets the user decide
whether to allow data to pass through the cable or power-only.
The image also shows the front of the OV1
phone for the first time. We can see that the device has thing bezels on the
sides with a slightly thicker lower bezel. We also get a glimpse of what apps
are pre-installed on the phone. In addition to what looks like Osom’s privacy
app, the default browser looks to the the Brave browser, and Signal appears to
be the default messaging app. We wonder if the app will include a default SMS
app.
We learned about Osom’s Privacy Cable last
week when the company detailed some things about the OV1’s build materials and
that it would be powered by Qualcomm’s successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The
phone will be built with Stainless steel, ceramic, and glass. Will feature
"Beyond all day battery" and it will cost under US$ 1000.
