Samsung announced today, Thursday, in partnership with the Korean telecommunications company SK Telecom, its latest smartphone (Galaxy A Quantum), which has a special chip to improve security.
The embedded chip randomly generates quantum numbers to further encrypt the device. SK Telecom said: The chip helps smartphone users use certain services safely by generating pure random numbers that cannot be predicted, and have no specific pattern. The quantum chip contains a CMOS image sensor for detecting photons, and this is the basis for generating the random numbers used for encryption keys.
Samsung and SK Telecom say: The (Galaxy I Quantum) chip can also be used to securely store personal documents, such as: insurance documents, graduation certificates, etc., and prevent counterfeiting and general forgery.
SK Telecom says the chip will be used in conjunction with biometric mobile payments in offline retail stores. As it says: it plans for open APIs; This opens the door to more applications that support the quantum chip.
With regard to specifications, the phone offers specifications similar to the Galaxy A71 5G, such as: Exynos 980 processor, 8 GB of random access memory (RAM), 128 GB of internal storage, and a 4,500 mAh battery. Milliampere hour.
The phone offers a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with FHD + resolution, with a 32-megapixel front camera hole. On the back of the phone, there are 4 cameras, the main resolution of which is 64 megapixels, the second with 12 megapixels, and the third with 5 megapixels. , and the fourth with a resolution of 5 megapixels.
It is reported that the (Galaxy I Quantum) phone is available for order in South Korea from May 15 to May 21, with official sales starting on May 22, and the phone will be available at a price equivalent to $ 529. There is no information about the plan to put it in the global markets.