Origin: The Blankenship name is ultimately derived from the name Blenkinsopp, which is the name of a castle in Northumberland, England.
The Blackphone clocks in at $629, which is right up there with the unlocked cost of most flagship smartphones. The device will run on a 2GHz (or higher) quad-core ARM chip, with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Wondering about a microSD card for more storage? What, and let someone walk away with your data?
(Specifications courtesy of the Blackphone Device Webpage. 1  Network connectivity: GSM/HSPA(+)/WCDMA/4G LTE (CAT. 4) (Micro SIM Card Slot) 2  Wi-Fi: (802.11 b/g/n) 3  Display: 4.7 inch HD IPS Capacitive Touchscreen Display (1280Ã720) Resolution. 4  Chipset: Nvidia Tegra 4i. 5  Processor: Quad-Core 2.0GHz SoC.