Electronics giant Samsung is partnering with South Korea’s Klaytn blockchain platform to launch new blockchain-based variants of its Galaxy Note10 5G and Note 10+ 5G flagship phones for the South Korean market. 

Blockchain-Ready Flagship Smartphones

As reported by The Wall Street Journal, these Galaxy Note 10 variants will be exclusively available only in South Korea. The phones will reportedly be named “KlaytnPhone,” after the blockchain platform developed by the blockchain arm of internet giant Kakao. 

KlaytnPhone features the same hardware and software specifications as the regular Galaxy Note 10 models, but with the Klaytn logo displayed when the phone is booted up and shut down. Like Samsung’s other flagship devices, KlaytnPhone will come with built-in crypto wallet and blockchain-based applications. Users will also be rewarded with 2000 tokens of Klay cryptocurrency for purchasing the device.

Full Features Enabled on the Klaytn Platform

While other Android smartphones are capable of running Klaytn-based apps, only the KlaytnPhone will “boast the blockchain platform’s full breadth of transaction services,” according to the report. Klaytn-focused features are expected to differentiate the Samsung-Klaytn smartphone from other devices competing in the same space. 

Another exclusive feature is the “Samsung Blockchain Keystore,” which helps users manage extended blockchain transactions and key storage data directly on the device, according to information from smartphone database website GSMArena. 

Both phones are now available on the KlaytnPhone website. The Klaytn Note 10 5G starts at KRW 1,248,500 (~US$1,048) while the Note 10+ 5G will cost KRW 1,397,000 (~US$1,173) for the 256GB storage variant and KRW 1,496,000 (US$1,256) for the 512GB variant.

Source: https://www.theverge.com/

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