Solana’s cryptocurrency and Web3 smartphone Saga will be available for purchase on Monday, May 8, 2023. Created by OSOM, the Android smartphone is designed specifically for Web3 applications and allows users to self-custody crypto assets using its feature Seed Vault.
Solana Smartphone Saga Ready for the Masses
Solana Labs, Inc., the company behind the Solana blockchain ecosystem, announced that the smartphone saga will be available for purchase on May 8, with pre-orders shipping on April 20. fixed Per Solana Mobile’s Twitter account, the team aims to “modernize the way people interact with their digital assets to improve usability and increase security.” The smartphone comes with several pre-installed decentralized applications (dapps) and runs on the Android 13 operating system.
The phone includes a seed vault to safely store crypto assets and offers 512 GB of storage. Its 6.67-inch OLED screen is combined with a fingerprint scanner for added security. The device is charged with a USB-C cable and features a 50MP and 12MP ultra-wide dual camera system. Seed Vault ensures the protection of private keys through secure hardware and AES encryption, the device specifications note.
Powered by the “Solana Mobile Stack”, the $1,000 Web3 smartphone also features a Solana Dapp store that currently hosts 16 dapps covering NFTs, DAOs, staking, and more. Solana’s Saga isn’t the first crypto-centric phone; Past examples include HTC’s Exodus, Samsung Galaxy S10’s crypto-integrated native apps, and Siren Labs’ $999 Finney blockchain smartphone.
Although the Exodus and Finney concepts failed to gain traction, Samsung still offers the Samsung Blockchain Keystore SDK for Android systems. The privacy-first tech company based in Cupertino OSOM created the Solana Saga phone. Founded by former Essential employee Jason Keats, OSOM recently closed a Series A funding round. association with Solana Mobile, raising $25 million on September 9, 2022, according to Sales book data.
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