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Started shipping Solana smartphones
It was announced on the 14th that pre-orders for the Solana (SOL) blockchain-enabled smartphone “Saga” have started to ship. Eligible destinations are US, EU, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand.
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The price is about $1,000 (130,000 yen), and new orders are scheduled to ship from May 8, 2023. You can pre-order on the official website with a $100 deposit.
The smartphone has been certified for sale in 33 countries and will be rolled out to other countries in the future. In an interview with TechCrunch, Steven Laver, engineering lead for Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of Solana Labs, revealed that pre-orders are in the “thousands in the high single digits.”
Saga is designed with a focus on UX (user experience) for Web3 apps. Supports Web3 apps built using the Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) SDK, NFTs (non-fungible tokens), DeFi (decentralized finance) use cases, mint notifications and camera for immersive gaming experiences and sensors are optimized for the Web3 experience.
The private key of the cryptocurrency wallet is managed by a protocol (SMS Seed Vault) for safe storage of private keys on Android devices. It also improves the user experience for dApps built on SMS, including fingerprinting of transactions.
connection:Solana Lab announces Web3 smartphone
specs and benefits
In terms of specifications, it uses an Android OS-based 5G compatible processor (Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1), 12GB RAM, 512GB flash memory, and a 6.67-inch OLED display. Although it is not the latest, the processing performance is as high as the iPhone 14.
The Solana dApp Store delivers Web3 native apps without restrictive policies and high fees. The first decentralized apps available include music distribution Audius, messaging app Dialect and NFT marketplace Magic Eden.
Each app has special benefits for Saga buyers. Also, by acquiring the “Saga genesis token” NFT, you can participate in Saga’s exclusive reward program.
OSOM Products, the US company behind Saga, was founded in November 2015 by Android creator Andy Rubin, but was founded by the former development team of US smartphone maker Essential Products, which dissolved in early 2020. is a start-up company. In September 2022, OSOM announced the completion of a Series A funding round led by Solana Labs.
connection:Solana Lab Leads Series A of Web3 Smartphone Developer OSOM
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