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
No comment on the original question, but a simple set of photos taken today of you handling the phone would be proof. Trademark registrations are relatively cheap and easy, pointing to one as proof that you made a phone seems really sketchy. Again, not taking sides here.
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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-...