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Re:Blloc – minimalist smartphone by nickles on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @04:26PM (#16916212)
EDIT: Given the presence Blloc has established online, it's likely that this is a real project. My apologies to adhambadr and the rest of the team.

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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-...

Re:Blloc – minimalist smartphone by adhambadr on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @05:40PM (#16916878)
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

Re:Blloc – minimalist smartphone by patentatt on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @08:04PM (#16917751)
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.
Re:Blloc – minimalist smartphone by adhambadr on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @06:33PM (#16917242)
appreciate the honest edit mate. We def. did something wrong on communication to give some people this perception will work on it. Let me know if you any other suggestions / questions