Solana Mobile is dropping Seeker, its second crypto phone in 2025. It is anticipated that this thing is packed with tech upgrades and some crypto magic. Solana’s second smartphone is coming up with a better battery, sharper camera, and a lighter, sleeker design which might give your current phone a major crypto complexion.
Seeker comes after a well known success of the sellout Saga. Its presales have reportedly surpassed 140,000 units around 57 countries. Solana, now the 5th biggest crypto, has seen a tough quarter in 2024 and expects a rebound after the launch of its new device.
Solana drops Seeker
Solana’s Seeker is coming out as the mobile-first crypto wallet which is natively integrated with the device’s built in self-custodial Seed Vault. It is done in order to ensure a seamless web3 experience accompanied by double tap transactions and simplified account management. It claims to be created exclusively for the phone in collaboration with Solflare.
Its official website is offering an early founder pricing at $450 for Solana Seeker presales which will be available until September 21, 2024.
Seeker is loaded with Solana dApp store 2.0 that will feature a new rewards tracker and improved discoverability for apps. This includes Payments, DeFi, DePIN, NFTs, AI and Gaming. It is expected to work with zero fees and crypto friendly policies.
4/ We’ve updated the Solana Mobile dApp Store with a streamlined way to track all your rewards in one place. Discover web & mobile dApps with better navigation.
With zero fees and crypto-friendly policies, it’s home to the best web3 experiences—and Seeker exclusives are coming! pic.twitter.com/BbiqFoVgEL
— Seeker | Solana Mobile (@solanamobile) September 19, 2024
The fresh Solana phone will hold a soulbond “Seeker Genesis Token”. It acts like a VIP pass to earn rewards, and access content in the Solana ecosystem. However, for builders, the device asserts to connect them with real Solana OGs.
Solana Saga listed on eBay
Solana’s first Saga phone was priced at around $1,000 at the time of launch but later it was declined to $599. This was majorly due to an initial struggle to gain traction. First-gen devices often come with their share of whoops moments.
December 2023 saw the Mobile price skyrocketing by 500% on eBay which was tweaked by the jump in Solana based meme coin BONK prices. The firm was forced to limit the stock to just 20,000 phones which went sold out in US and Europe. SOL and BONK prices have struggled since then.
Airdrops season coming in?
People lucky enough to get their hands on Solana’s Seeker may be able to claim the current airdrops available on the Saga phone.
Solana’s biggest meme coin, BONK, led the charge to generate buzz around the Saga. Saga owners snagged 30 million BONK tokens. That’s $525 now, but at its peak, it was over $1,000. Samoyedcoin, another Solana-based dog coin, also got in on the action, offering 1,250 SAMO tokens. While it’s not a fortune, free tokens are always a win.
Access Protocol dished out 100K ACS tokens to Saga users. At its peak, it was $370 but now a cool $250, still it’s good for simply owning a phone.
Saga Monkes NFTs took the spotlight as these collectibles, airdropped for Saga holders in January. They have seen their price floor soar to $1,250 worth of SOL. Even now, they’re fetching over $600. Honeyland brought gaming perks to the mix. Saga owners get 50 HXD tokens and a Beemium upgrade worth about $35. It is expected that there more upcoming airdrops for the Solana mobile community.
