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Murena One Privacy-First Android Phone With 'DeGoogled' OS Launched: Price, Specifications

By H.JanGra June 2, 2022

The Murena One runs /e/OS V1 that is based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP)

It doesn't include Google apps or services — to deliver an enhanced privacy experience

Phone does have an App Lounge from where users can download and install new Android apps

The app store carries a privacy score to rate apps between 0–10 on the basis of how they collect personal data.

The /e/OS operating system also brings support for privacy-focussed 9.9.9.9 and 1.1.1.1 DNS and includes a dedicated Advanced Privacy widget that lets users hide their IP address and geolocation

Murena One comes with a 6.53-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,242 pixels) IPS display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 395ppi of pixel density

The phone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC, along with Mali-G72 GPU and 4GB of RAM.

There is the triple rear camera setup that includes a 48-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.8 lens, along with 8- and 5-megapixel secondary sensors, carries a 25-megapixel selfie camera 

The Murena One comes with 128GB of onboard storage that supports expansion via a microSD card (up to 128GB).

Murena One price has been set at $369 (roughly Rs. 28,600) in the US or EUR 349 (roughly Rs. 28,900) in Europe