Apple, Samsung, and so many other smartphone brands must now count on one more competitor in the market. Solana Mobile (SOL), the mobile division of the cryptocurrency broadcaster, announced its new smartphone model for August this Wednesday (21).
📱 Nicknamed Seeker, the smartphone will be equipped with Web3 features, with complete integration into the blockchain. The model will be based on an open mobile ecosystem, which should allow software developers to create applications freely for the product.
"TEEPIN represents the next evolution in mobile devices – a framework where trust is not granted by a central authority, but verified through cryptography," said Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs. "By leveraging the secure hardware that already exists in modern smartphones and governing on-chain access, we are unlocking open innovation, platform ownership, and a decentralized future for mobile devices," he emphasizes.
This is the second generation of Solana smartphones, priced at US$ 500. In this first phase, the devices will be shipped to users in the United States, through a pre-sale that is already available.
"Aligning incentives is essential for building a truly decentralized and self-sustaining mobile ecosystem," said Emmett Hollyer, general manager of Solana Mobile. "It transforms the traditional mobile business model, giving stakeholders real ownership of the platform. Instead of being passive consumers in someone else's walled garden, users, developers, and hardware manufacturers become active stewards of a community-owned digital infrastructure."
10 times more in the wallet
💰 Buyers of the first version of the native Solana smartphone paid the equivalent of US$ 5 thousand at the time of launch. Along with the device, they received a native token that was non-transferable and linked to the device.
Shortly after, this token appreciated and reached a value of US$ 50 thousand, according to data from the company itself. Users were then able to sell the device and profit from the difference between purchase and sale.
The Solana token is today one of the main players in the cryptocurrency market, with a capitalization exceeding US$ 87 billion, ranking sixth overall. This Wednesday (21), the token is traded for R$ 962, with a 2% increase on the day.
Just in the last month, the token has accumulated a 25% acceleration in the quote against the Brazilian real. Since it began trading, the variation of Solana has already exceeded 20,000%, according to the Coin Market Cap monitor.
The current quote, however, is far from the historical peak of R$ 1,5 thousand, reached last January.
