Turing Robotic Industries, or TRI, has just developed a smartphone made of liquid metal. The base model, which has 16 GB of storage, will cost $610 and is said to be stronger than steel. Turing will open up for pre-order of the device by the end of July.

“The Turing Phone is a revolutionary liquid-metal phone that not only redefines phone engineering, it also paves the way for trustworthy communication,” says TRI on its website.

Turing smartphone: stronger than steel

There are several features that make this Turing smartphone truly a flagship of the future. First of all is the innovative “Liquidmoprhium” frame making it very shock-resistant. Next, the Turning smartphone also has an IPx8 waterproof rating, which allows the device to go under water for as deep as 30 feet (>9 meters). Besides that, the phone has a security system especially developed by TRI to make every communication made via this phone more secure and safe from third party intrusions.

Turing smartphone specs: great but not super impressive

The unique features above are pretty impressive and brilliant, aren’t they? If you are wondering which Turning smartphone specs will be packed, it goes with a great combination as well. Some of the Turning smartphone specs we know up to now are Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 13MP and 8MP cameras, Android 5.0 Lollipop OS and a popular 5.5” display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.

In terms of release date and Turing smartphone price, TRI shared that they will announced finalized design and color options on July 22, with preorders starting July 31st in the US. Apart from the basic model with 16GB ROM, we can expect to see the 64GB and 128GB variants.

Turing smartphone price, release date and pre-orders

The Turing smartphone price for the 16GB version is at $610. This mean, when Turing smartphone Philippines arrives, the device may cost around PHP 27,500 or slightly higher.

It is so exciting to witness more and more unique smartphones coming every day. We are excited to know more about this beast and we guess so are you. If you are interested (or curious), please find further information about the Turing smartphone on the company’s official website here.