[kennysmoothx]

Looks fake.

Do you have any working versions of the phone?

A video of the phone being used?

All pictures look like renders, not real devices.

Not sure who would pre-order something with such little information.

[ggggtez]

"Looks fake" was my first impression as well.

Based on the existing information, this looks to be a phone running on Android. And it'll be preinstalled with Uber and Facebook messenger.

So it's a minimalist phone for people who don't care about privacy? I don't get it.

[donttrack]

I agree. I was kind of hoping for a phone that just does call and SMS and browsing.

[adhambadr]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgHeTAjFlmZ/, https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdxps6lHBE2 are not renders, yes we have working versions of phones. We're not accepting any money before youtube reviewers post their reviews (June) for now pre-ordering right now just reserves you a spot

[nickles]

EDIT: Given the presence Blloc has established online, it's likely that this is a real project. My apologies to adhambadr and the rest of the team.

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I noticed this as well. The images of the device are entirely inconsistent with one another [0].

* Rendering effects are visible in some of the images

* The front is displayed inconsistently. In some renders, a speaker is shown. In others, it is absent.

* The front is shown as having a black bezel at the top in some images and on the bottom in others.

* The radius of the rounded corners fluctuates between top and bottom and from image to image

* On the back, the fingerprint reader, camera lens, and LED may or may not be present from image to image

* Antenna cut outs are depicted as either horizontal or vertical

* The side buttons do not appear congruent

* The information on the back is inconsistent (sometimes device info, sometimes Blloc)

* The camera style fluctuates from image to image (sometimes single lens, sometimes dual lens)

On the flip side, the domain has been registered since 2016 [1] and the project has been referenced on other sites [2][3] (using some of the same rendered images). The Instagram [4] has had posts since 2017, but, again, most appear to be renders.

From adhambadr: trademark application [5] and university article [6]

[0] https://imgur.com/a/W6ogsZJ

[1] https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=blloc.com

[2] https://competition.adesignaward.com/design.php?ID=54753

[3] http://startuptv.io/startups/blloc-die-smartphone-alternativ...

[4] https://www.instagram.com/bllocphone/

[5] https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/marke/register/3020172...

[6] https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/profund/aktuelles/news/EXIST-...

[adhambadr]

not sure how to proof we're legit, but here are some more links : from berlin university (https://bit.ly/2vDJHSs) & our trademark registration : https://bit.ly/2HoiXed (why would we bother if it was a scam?)

pictures are a mix of renders and post edited photos, the models changed over time as we tested / verified components

[adhambadr]

appreciate the honest edit mate. We def. did something wrong on communication to give some people this perception will work on it. Let me know if you any other suggestions / questions