Android smartphone with a special cable: who needs something like that?

Is it meant seriously or maybe it’s an early April Fool’s joke? Former Essential employees have formed a new company and aim to launch their first Android smartphone. You want to solve a problem using a special cable. Only: The supposed problem is in fact none.

Android smartphones are a dime a dozen. In hardly any branch of information or entertainment electronics is the competitive pressure greater. As a newcomer to the market, you need something special to stand out from the crowd. That’s probably what the minds behind OSOM thought too – a startup founded by former Essential employees. Whether but a cable can be this unique selling point?

OSOM smartphone protects against data thieves with a special cable

Ordinary, of course, the cable is not. Rather, it has a special trick: A switch at the end of the plug can be used to set whether only a charging process should take place or whether data should be transferred. In connection with the appropriate Android smartphone from OSOM, which is currently under development, this should make a significant contribution to the protection of user data.

What sounds like a very smart feature in theory is unlikely to be used in practice. Because when connecting an Android smartphone to a third-party device the user is already asked in the software whether he wants to allow data access. The wired solution with the switch may offer a little more convenience and be easier to use. Still, OSOM leaves the impression that here solving a problem that doesn’t actually exist.

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OSOM OV1 is said to cost less than $1,000

Apart from the special cable, the OSOM smartphone, which goes by the name of OV1, is said to be made of stainless steel, ceramic and glass (source: GSMarena). Inside, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 ensures performance. In addition, OSOM promises a battery life of “more than a day” and is targeting a price of $1,000. It is not yet clear when the smartphone will be officially presented.