Samsung in collaboration with SK Telecom, South Korea has unveiled the new Galaxy A Quantum, which is essentially the Galaxy A71 5G. It is said to be the world’s first 5G phone featuring the Quantum Random Number Generation(QRNG) chipset. Switzerland based SK Telecom subsidiary, ID Quantique developed the QRNG S2Q000 chipset.
The QRNG chipset is said to produce quantum crypto-based unpredictable as well as patternless pure random numbers or keys thereby ensuring safe SK Pay, T ID login, and initial.
SK Telecom even asserts to distribute open APIs on the SK Open API website, hence encouraging the developer communities. And it looks forward to widening the quantum security to other services in days to come.
Samsung Galaxy A Quantum Specs Highlight
- Display: 6.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus Infinity-O screen
- Resolution: FHD+, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 19:9 aspect ratio, (~271 PPI pixel density)
- Chipset: Exynos 980, 8nm
- CPU: Octa-core 2.2GHz
- GPU: Mali-G76MP5
- OS: Android 10, One UI 2.0
- Memory: 8/128GB, storage expandable up to 1TB via micro SD
- Primary Camera: 64MP, f/1.8; LED flash + 12MP, f/2.2 + 5MP depth sensor + 5MP macro sensor
- Secondary Camera: 32MP, f/2.2
- Sensors: In-display optical fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass
- Connectivity: 5G, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC(2.4GHz + 5GHz) VHT80 MIMO, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1
- Battery: 4,500mAh, 25W fast charging
The Samsung Galaxy A Quantum costs 649,000 won (~$527/INR40,000). Pre-orders of the phone have started today in South Korea with sales kicking off from 22 May via SK Telecom.
