By taking away the distraction of colour, video, emojis, and the like, the Blloc Phone helps you get down to business.
We’ve all done it; spent what seemed like minutes and was actually hours, staring at our phones in wonder as Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube deliver us an endless stream of entertainment. That is until our batteries die, when that expensive smartphone becomes a useless hunk of circuitry in our hands.
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If you like information and communication but can live without corgi gifs the Blloc might be for you. With a monochromatic 5.5-inch display that ensures you can squeeze every drop from its 3100 mAh battery, the Blloc distils the smartphone experience down to the basic elements; there’s still a 13-megapixel Sony camera that can shoot 4K video in 30fps; there’s 4GB or RAM memory, and 64GB of storage; Bluetooth connectivity as well as a headphone jack, and fast charging via USB-C.
Where the time saving comes in is the interface; the phone takes all your feeds – from Instagram to Apple News to Twitter – and unifies it on one single timeline called The Root, which allows for more efficient reading and fewer apps open draining that battery.
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You can do everything at The Root, from ordering an Uber and checking the weather to booking flights. With its Android 8.1 operating system, the Blloc Phone will be able to run most apps, including Spotify, Google Maps, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, and Uber. Arriving in Q3 2018, from US$423.
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