The Taiwanese electronics company, HTC, and global cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, today announced their very first limited edition smartphone, EXODUS 1  - Binance Edition with built-in Binance Chain and DEX Support.

The Binance Edition EXODUS 1 allows its users to experience the speed and usability of a smartphone with the full security of a cryptocurrency hardware wallet. This new smartphone will be on sale soon at 599 USD. 

Binance edition EXODUS 1 smartphone is the world’s first blockchain smartphone to integrate the Binance Chain blockchain and support its native support for Binance DEX, allowing users to trade on the decentralized exchange on the go.

Now, users will have access to its cryptocurrency assets in their very own pocket.

Smartphones will play a key role in the mass adoption of crypto and smartphones are the most natural devices for a hardware wallet that is simple to use and always with you,” said CZ (Changpeng Zhao), CEO of Binance.

The phone will be sold at $599 or the equal value in cryptocurrencies. which is quite steep. It is reasonably priced though since it will have 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, dust-resistant, waterproof, 3500 mAh, 4K video with 112MP+16MP dual main camera and Snapdragon 845.