Solana Mobile — a subsidiary of the Solana (SOL) blockchain developer Solana Labs — announced its upcoming Seeker crypto-centric smartphone.
On Wednesday (Sep, 18) it was announced the Solana Seeker — a follow-up to the previous Solana Saga smartphone — already has presales for over 140,000 units across 57 countries. Solana Co-Founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said:
“We founded Solana Mobile with the mission of taking crypto mobile. […] To achieve that, we needed to make Seeker more accessible, more affordable, and for its hardware and software to be even more deeply integrated for web3. […] With features like the new Seed Vault Wallet and the updated Solana dApp Store, we think Seeker will be the definitive web3 mobile device when it comes out next year.”
1/ We’ve been deep in build mode for months, and we’re excited to show you what we've been working on.
Introducing the next chapter of Solana Mobile: the Solana Seeker
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— Seeker | Solana Mobile (@solanamobile) September 19, 2024
The features of the Solana Seeker
The Solana Seeker smartphone will feature a seed vault wallet, a mobile-first self-custodial crypto wallet allowing for double-tap transactions and simplified account management. Another feature is the Solana decentralized application (dApp) store allowing users to easily browse dApps with rewards tracking.
The latest crypto smartphone will also come with a dedicated non-tradeable non-fungible token (NFT) that allows the owner to access on-chain rewards, exclusive access, offers and content.
The product’s official website promises 8 gigabytes of random access memory, a 108 megapixel and a 32 megapixel camera and 128 gigabytes of storage. The phone is currently in its “founder window” price at $450, to increase to $500 in the upcoming “early adopter window.”
According to CoinMarketCap data, Solana is currently trading under $140 after seeing almost no price change over the last 24 hours.
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