The device that promises an unbreakable and unhackable build, the Turing Phone gives up Android in favor of Sailfish OS despite early announcements pertaining to the former. This may lead to a dwindle in numbers of interested customers considering the great amount of Android fans and the very low number of individuals who have even heard of Sailfish.

The Turing Phone is a device that was originally shown somewhere mid-2015 that features a 5.5 inch display and is completely made of liquidmorphium. Despite what the name of the alloy suggests, the material used is made to be even sturdier than steel and aluminum. Featuring an incredibly different design with sharp edges and cuts, it topped off the expectation list when it was also announced that it would come with the Android 5.1 Lollipop.

However, certain delays and issues have led the company to a delayed delivery date – originally set to December 2015, and now to the official announcement that on top of the new expected date of delivery being April 2016, users should not expect the Android operating system on it anymore.

The idea was scratched in favor of a more unusual OS that numerous people may have not even heard of before – Sailfish OS. Although not that popular, it features a great amount of quirky features and is certainly unique. The Sailfish OS is Linux based and created by a team of developers that used to be at the head of Nokia. You may have heard of this particular piece of software being used on the Jolla Tablet – a clever device that uses gesture and motion-based controls to do absolutely anything on it. Difficult to learn, but a lot of fun and fluidity once you get used to it.

But with the latest change, the Turing Phone may end up seeing a lot more trouble now that they opt for a less popular operating system. If before, it meant you were getting a strongly based and secure Android phone that at least Android fans could relate to, now you get an extremely secure phone with an OS that you may find difficult to use and extremely unfamiliar.

As an upside though, Turing Robotic Industries – the creative force behind the Turing Phone – claims that the phone will be able to run Android Apps on the Sailfish OS with no issues. But given the mere concepts that lie at the base of the operating system, the experience will probably differ by a large margin on the unbreakable phone.

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