Solana Prepares To Launch The Latest Crypto Phones At A More Affordable Price From Its Previous Version

JAKARTA The Solana (SOL) blockchain platform surprised the crypto community for releasing its first crypto smartphone, Saga, last year. This time, Solana doesn't seem to want to give up and started launching the latest Saga smartphones through its subsidiary Solana Mobile.

Solana claims Saga smartphones will be priced at a more affordable price and equipped with updated hardware.

In comparison, on May 8, 2023, Solana priced Saga phones worth $1000 (around Rp. 15,585,000). Not long after that, price adjustments became more affordable due to less encouraging sales.

The presence of this latest model is expected to meet the increasing demand in the secondary market. The increasing market demand caused the price of this phone to soar. On eBay e-commerce, the factory seal edition Saga smartphone alone has been priced up to $3,200 (around Rp49,872,000).

Initially, Solana released a Saga crypto smartphone intended as an experiment, especially for crypto traders and NFT collectors. The reason is, Solana is having difficulty finding a wider market.

However, things changed when it was revealed that this phone included the allocation of BONK tokens whose value exceeded the price of the device itself, causing Saga to be sold out in a short time.