- Solana Mobile announced that the number of pre-orders for its new smartphone has surpassed the 100,000 mark.
- It took the company less than 30 days to reach this figure.
- Anatoly Yakovenko said that user funds will make the economics of the project more “viable.”
Solana Mobile said it has received over 100,000 pre-orders for the Saga Chapter 2 smartphone. It has been less than 30 days since the device was announced.
100,000 pre-orders in less than 30 days 🔥
We’re floored by the demand and truly grateful for the overwhelming support💪
Now that we’ve hit this milestone, the Founder Window & pre-order price of $450 will close in 48 hours. Your chance to join is now!
👉 https://t.co/nYR9apGGIT pic.twitter.com/9L224igXcL
- Solana Mobile 2⃣ (@solanamobile) February 12, 2024
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko said that active user engagement makes the project much easier to implement. According to him, the launch of the first device had a stricter financial framework. However, the $45 million raised makes the economics of selling the second device an order of magnitude “more viable,” Yakovenko said.
The entrepreneur also said that, like the first smartphone, Saga Chapter 2 will have special features relevant to the digital asset industry. Special emphasis will be placed on the device’s interconnectivity with the Solana blockchain, Yakovenko emphasized.
“It’s very hard to beat Apple and Google in terms of camera and other technical features that their leading smartphones boast. That’s why we really care about cryptocurrency-specific features. We’re trying to create something that you can’t get on any other device,” said the Solana co-founder.
Yakovenko believes that the potential number of users of the new smartphone is close to the critical mass needed to attract app developers in the blockchain ecosystem. He said Solana’s online store does not charge the 20% to 30% commission that Google and Apple corporations have set for software sellers.
The company said that after reaching the 100,000 pre-orders mark, they are ready to proceed to the next step in the project. The opportunity to pre-order will be closed on February 14, 2024.
Recall, we wrote that the test of the smartphone Saga in a microwave oven caused a surge in sales of NFT.
