Solana has announced the Solana Saga which is a new mobile phone built around Web3 and is meant to help secure and simplify mobile cryptocurrency trading.
Solana Mobile Stack (SMS)
This phone will have Solana Mobile Stack (SMS). This will be used on top of Android to allow for apps to be created based on the Solana blockchain.
The Mobile Wallet Adapter
Solana Mobile Stack will also have The Mobile Wallet Adapter which is a protocol to connect mobile Solana wallets.
Seed Vault
This phone will also have Seed vault for keeping secret data secure such as seed phrases and private keys.
The Specs
When it comes to specs, the Saga has a 6.67" OLED display, 12 GB RAM, 512 GB storage and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC.
The Price
It is expected to cost $1000 and you can currently reverse one with a fully-refundable deposit of $100. Pre-orders are already open and the phone is expected to ship in early 2023. However, I do wonder if it will end up costing $1000 or if it turns out they will have to charge more and if they will end up delaying it.
Conclusion
Overall, I think it is interesting that Solana has decided to make their own mobile ecosystem and go up against Apple and Google. I am not sure they will be successful given no one has succeeded at breaking the Apple and Google mobile monopoly before (and many have tried).