UMi Iron Pro announced for $179

UMi has just announced a new smartphone UMi Iron Pro which the company claims to be the world’s most secure smartphone. It costs just US$ 179

The smartphone has a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 403 ppi. powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and has 3GB of RAM and  16GB of onboard space that can further be expanded up to 64GB using the hybrid nano-SIM slot. The primary camera is a 13-megapixel unit with a Sony IMX 214 sensor and a maximum aperture of f2.0. It also has a dual LED flash and  8-megapixel  front-facing camera.

The phone runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 out of the box and UMi supports a wide range of ROMs such as CyanogenMod and MIUI through their UMi Rootjoy feature. For security, there is a fingerprint sensor at the back which UMi says takes just 0.32 seconds to unlock the phone and an Iris scanner feature called Eyeprint ID which uses the veins in your eyes to recognise you.

It has a monoblock design as it is made out of a single piece of aircraft grade aluminum. It has a waistline of 7.9mm and weighs 148 grams. The phone supports 2 nanoSIM cards as well as 4G LTE connectivity upto 150Mbps. There is support for dual band Wi-Fi but only 802.11 a/b/g/n as ac standard isn’t supported.  Other highlights of the smartphone include the 3100mAH battery, the headphone amplifier and the light strip at the bottom front for notifications.