HTC Launches World’s First Smartphone for Cryptocurrency Miners

Making a bold move, HTC has launched the world’s first Blockchain-powered smartphone – the HTC Exodus 1. This is the latest flagship from HTC and comes with Zion cryptocurrency wallet. Not only this, this smartphone can be used to mine cryptocurrencies.

HTC Exodus 1 Pricing and Availability

The handset is priced at 0.15 Bitcoins (approx. 4.78 Ethereum or ₹75,000). The handset is now available for pre-order and is officially said to be shipped from December 2018. Unfortunately, we have no information when this handset is going to be launched in India.

HTC Exodus 1 Specifications and Features

Talking about the highlights, the smartphone comes with semi-transparent back design; much like the Mi 8 Explorer Edition. Anyway, talking about other specifications, the handset is IP68 certified and is built around a 6 inches QHD+ IPS LCD display with 2.5D curved glass.

Under the hood of the HTC Exodus 1 is Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 processor coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of ROM. Unfortunately, there is a MicroSD slot for storage expansion. The smartphone runs on Android Oreo operating system along with a custom skin.

Coming to the imaging department, the smartphone features a dual rear camera setup comprised of 16MP and 12MP with 4K recording capability, portrait mode, and other camera features. The handset also features a dual front-facing camera setup comprised of two 8MP sensors.

The HTC Exodus 1 has HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation feature as well as HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi edition for the better sound experience. It comes with single nano-SIM slot, dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 and 4G with VoLTE in connectivity options. Further, the handset is backed by a 3,500 mAh battery which supports HTC Rapid Charge 3.0 through USB Type-C.