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Now selling a low-end "secure" smartphone?

Weird change of business, right?

Whoa, you read the article too?

Since when does an $850 price tag on an android phone count as low end?

"Low-end" presumably refers to the fact that it's resold graylabel hardware. I wouldn't be surprised if the unit manufacturing cost was below $50.

Yeah, that.

For $850 I'll sell you a couple of candybar Nokias with prepaid SIMs, and an afternoon's tuition on how to do one-time pads properly.

Hell, I'll do it for $425. If you bring your own phones, I'll do it for a chilli burger.