Solana Labs subsidiary Solana Cellular has introduced the launch of the cell phone “Saga” set for launch in 2023.
The flagship Android cell phone is a modified OSOM handset which consists of speciality crypto pockets features and the “Solana Cellular Stack (SMS)” software program improvement equipment for Web3 packages.
Solana mentioned that the $1000 cell phone has “distinctive performance and options tightly built-in with the Solana blockchain, making it simple and safe to transact in web3 and handle digital property, similar to tokens and NFTs.”
Saga designer OSOM is a number one Android improvement firm. The corporate has constructed computing {hardware} for Google, Apple, and Intel, amongst others.
Saga was launched at an occasion in New York. The occasion additionally launched Solana Cellular Stack, a framework for Android permitting builders to create wealthy cell experiences for wallets and apps on Solana and create a “Safe Component” for personal key administration.
“The Solana Cellular Stack SDK is obtainable to builders now, and Saga is obtainable for pre-order beginning as we speak, with supply in early 2023,” Solana mentioned in an announcement.
Solana’s largest mobile-focused guess will function a Web3 dapp (decentralized app) retailer, built-in “Solana Pay” to facilitate QR code-based on-chain funds, a cell pockets adapter and a “seed vault” that can retailer personal keys deep inside the recesses of the cellphone.
“Saga begins from first ideas to create a cell expertise for people, builders, and ecosystem members that opens a brand new period of mobility,” mentioned Jason Keats, co-founder and CEO of OSOM. “The world wants novel {hardware} to embrace the longer term that’s web3, and constructing out an ecosystem that appears to the longer term with out being burdened by previous legacy ecosystems is vastly thrilling for us.”
In response to Solana, Saga’s specs embody a 6.67” OLED show, 12 GB RAM, 512 GB storage, and the newest flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Cellular Platform, the safety features of which can allow the Solana Cellular Stack’s Seed Vault.
“With the addition of a Safe Component constructed into the gadget, the Seed Vault retains personal keys, seed phrases and secrets and techniques separated from the appliance layer but nonetheless able to interacting with apps working on the gadget or in a cell browser,” Solana mentioned.
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