**This new mobile should cost between $250 and $300 and be available at the end of the third quarter.**
 
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HTC intends to persevere in its smartphone strategy dedicated to the blockchain. The Taiwanese brand has announced that it will launch a new, more affordable model this year to succeed the Exodus 1 released at the end of 2018. 

**The Exodus 1s** will be positioned in the mid-range with a price range of **between $250 and $300** according to a company spokesperson quoted by [**Engadget.**](https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/11/htc-exodus-1s-blockchain-phone-node/) No technical details on the smartphone configuration have been disclosed yet.

*"There is a shortage of full nodes in the network,"* said **Phil Chen**, Decentralized Chief Officer at HTC. *"By taking a more long-term, ecosystem perspective as a device manufacturer we believe we can help grow this network for application developers which in turn would benefit everyone using Bitcoin. There's a sense of being my brother's keeper here for running a full node. "*

On the other hand, HTC has reported an important innovation: the Exodus 1s will be able to function as a **complete blockchain node,** i.e. it will be able to validate and relay Bitcoin transactions. 

The **Bitcoin ledger weighs 200 GB** and will need to be stored on an SD memory card. HTC explains that otherwise, it will also be possible to have a reduced version of the general ledger in the mobile's memory. 

Like Exodus 1, the 1s will use **HTC's Zion electronic wallet,** which is used to store, transfer and request crypto meters (Bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin...). (Eureka Press)

The question, of course, is whether there's a market for crypto-centric devices. HTC is in a tough spot financially, and it's difficult to imagine the Exodus 1 or 1s turning its business around.

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**Like the original Exodus, the new phone will include a Zion private vault, which will be cordoned off from the rest the phone to enable safer storage of the private keys that give access to the phone owner’s cryptocurrency.** 

Which is quite secure! **It could be my next smartphone, and you??**

[**Sources**]: [**Forbes**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/05/11/htc-integrates-full-bitcoin-node-into-surprise-smartphone-for-the-masses/), [**Engadget**](https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/11/htc-exodus-1s-blockchain-phone-node/)

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