Solana Smartphone Secures Record Number Of Orders
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February 12, 2024 7:30 pm
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Solana is back with a new mobile phone, and the crypto community is showing interest.
Solana’s first crypto-enabled mobile phone sold around 20,000 units and retailed for around $1,000, but the company has already secured an impressive 100,000 pre-orders for the newly slated mobile device.
The phone, dubbed “Chapter 2” will hopefully be released sometime in 2025 and will focus on crypto-specific features rather than top-tier hardware.
Despite the heavy interest, Solana continues to have issues as a blockchain network.
The network has gone down several times now, with the most recent outage having taken place almost one week ago.
Developers on the Solana network say that an outage can happen again, at any time. Here’s more on the Solana Chapter 2 phone:
$45 MILLION WORTH OF SOLANA PHONES PRE-ORDERED
– In a little more than a month, @Solana has secured a whopping 100,000 pre-orders on its second ‘Chapter 2’ smartphone.
– Those pre-sales translate to a full $45 million in revenue and its reaching of 100,000 pre-orders means that… https://t.co/5wPwrdrNwq pic.twitter.com/2gWjSPplpY
— BSCN (@BSCNews) February 12, 2024
It's no more a news that Solana will lead the bullrun.
I will really encourage you…
Beg you, if need be.
Do everything you can to buy the Solana mobile phone TODAY.
The chapter pre-order will end immediately the 100k pre-order users is reached.
IF YOU DO,
You're enlisting… pic.twitter.com/fiOxvoGKBU
— Julius Elum (@JuliusElum) February 6, 2024
CoinDesk provided this statement from Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko:
“It’s really tough to beat Apple and Google on camera and the other” tech specs their leading smartphones boast.
That’s why we really care about the crypto-specific features. We are trying to build something that you can’t get on another device.”
However, not everyone was so convinced about Solana’s new mobile offering. One user writes: “If you want utility … buy bitcoin and Ethereum … yea solana gives airdrops to those that buy their phones , that too.”
If you want utility … buy bitcoin and Ethereum … yea solana gives airdrops to those that buy their phones , that too 😒
— Cryptobaddie (@cryptobaddie1) February 12, 2024
Boycott the Solana Phone
— Superteam (@SuperteamDAO) February 8, 2024
Crypto Slate speculated:
The latest offering may represent a change in strategy.
Whereas Solana’s original Saga device was a smartphone, Solana Mobile’s website does not confirm that the latest device is a phone under the FAQ item “Is Chapter 2 a phone?” Rather, it only indicates that the device is mobile.
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