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?
And last but not least is the businessmanâs black diamond, which swaps out the iPhoneâs standard home button. This isnât the first time Hughes has tricked out an iPhone. His iPhone 4S Elite Gold phone previously held the title of worldâs most expensive iPhone, with a value of Â£6 million (or about $9.18 million). Stuart Hughes Huffington Post.