German data security company NitroKey, has launched the NitroPhone 2 and NitroPhone 2 Pro, essentially a Pixel 6 and a Pixel 6 Pro but with added privacy features that make the phone more secure than the regular Pixel 6 series devices.
Like the NitroPhone 1, which is a modified Google Pixel 4a, the NitroPhone 2 and 2 Pro boast both software and hardware privacy controls.
Touted as the “World’s Most Secure Android Smartphones”, The NitroPhone variants come with the exact same hardware as the regular Pixel 6 phones, but come with custom software. This includes GrapheneOS, a custom operating system along with other features like an automatic emergency switch.
The NitroPhone 2 and 2 Pro’s GrapheneOS uses the Google Titan M2 security key to authenticate the user when privacy settings are being changed. This prevents any unauthorised user, or app to make changes to your phone’s privacy settings without authentication from you.
GrapheneOS also supports Android app compatibility so you get all the perks of Android anyway. All Google apps and services are stripped off GrapheneOS, although you can install Play services on your own if you want.
Features include the ability to encrypt the device, an automatic emergency switch that lets you turn off the smartphone after a set period of time and software elements that prevent apps from accessing your IMEI, SIM card numbers and MAC address.
The NitroPhone 2 and NitroPhone 2 Pro come with 4.5 years of software updates (until 2026).
The NitroPhone 2 and 2 Pro start at at €899 and €1255 respectively, making them significantly more expensive than the regular Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Users can pay an extra €300 to order a phone without cameras, microphones, and any sensors that can be used to spy on them.
NitroPhone 2 Specs
- 6.4-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) FHD+ AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 12
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, OIS, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, spectral and flicker sensor, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- 8MP front camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture, 84° wide field of view,
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 158.6×74.8×8.9 mm; Weight: 207g
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
- Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
- 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
- 4614mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 21W wireless charging
NitroPhone 2 Pro Specs
- 6.7-inch (3120 x 1440 pixels) curved pOLED LTPO display with 10Hz-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
- Google Tensor processor (2x 2.80GHz Cortex-X1 + 2 x 2.25GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex-A55) with 848MHz Mali-G78 MP20 GPU, Titan M2 security chip
- 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Android 12
- Dual SIM (nano + eSIM)
- 50MP rear camera with Samsung GN1 sensor, f/1.85 aperture, 12MP Ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 48MP telephoto camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, ƒ/3.5 aperture, 4X optical zoom, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- 11MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 94° field-of-view, 4K video recording at up to 60fps
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 163.9×75.9×8.9 mm; Weight: 210g
- Dust and Water-resistant (IP68)
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, 3 microphones
- 5G SA/NA, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, ultra-wideband (UWB), GPS, USB Type C 3.1 (1st Gen), NFC
- 5000mAh battery with 30W wired fast charging, 23W wireless charging
