Solana Unveils New Seeker Smartphone, Bills it as the “Definitive Web3 Mobile Device”
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Solana has officially introduced its latest smartphone, named “Seeker,” which the company touts as a significant leap forward for Web3 mobile technology.
Priced at roughly half the cost of its predecessor, Seeker aims to attract users with enhanced features and a broader appeal beyond just memecoin enthusiasts.
“It’s the definitive web3 mobile device, designed to harmonize hardware & software,” Solana said in a recent post on X.
The earlier model, Saga, launched in May last year, struggled to gain traction initially.
It was met with lukewarm reviews from both tech critics and crypto users.
However, the device unexpectedly gained popularity in December following a 1,000% surge in the value of a memecoin called Bonk (BONK), which led to a complete sell-out of the device by mid-December.
In response, Solana is looking to replicate some of that success with Seeker, targeting approximately 140,000 users who have pre-ordered the device, paying between $450 and $500.
The company promises them access to a range of rewards, though it insists that Seeker will offer much more than just the chance to capitalize on memecoin trends.
“We founded Solana Mobile with the mission of taking crypto mobile,” said Solana Co-Founder and Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko.
“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.”
One of the key features of Seeker is its upgraded decentralized app (DApp) store, which aims to give developers a platform to quickly
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