According to the foreign media “TechCrunch”, Solana’s smart phone division, Solana Mobile, opened pre-orders for its second-generation Web 3 phone, “Chapter 2”, this Wednesday and received 30,000 orders within the first 30 hours, surpassing the sales speed of the first generation phone.
Raj Gokal, co-founder of Solana and president of Solana Labs, revealed to “TechCrunch” that the demand for Chapter 2 is evidently high. Solana Mobile received over 25,000 orders within the first 24 hours of pre-order release, completing the seven-day sales target.
He also mentioned that pre-orders reached 30,000 within the initial 30 hours, surpassing the sales volume of Solana’s first phone, Saga, in 12 months.
The new phone’s features are similar to its predecessor: based on the Android system, with built-in encrypted wallet, Seed Vault, and a decentralized application (dApp) store called “dApp Store”. The initial price is $450, lower than Saga’s reduced price of $599. A Solana spokesperson stated that Chapter 2 will be delivered in the first half of 2025.
Gokal added that this phone represents the potential of cryptocurrency technology and provides value to users by encouraging app usage.
Solana now hopes to replicate its previous success through Chapter 2. According to Solana Mobile’s FAQ, users of the new phone will not be able to use Saga’s genesis token, a non-transferable NFT that comes with each Saga phone and helps users redeem rewards, but the company plans to develop a similar experience in Chapter 2.
Gokal stated that Chapter 2 is launched in collaboration with sponsors including Backpack, Tensor, Phantom, Solflare, Magic Eden, and Drip, who plan to reward the owners of this phone.
Furthermore, Gokal mentioned that Chapter 2 focuses on wider distribution, higher accessibility, and provides more flexibility for developers and users based on the experiences of the past two years. He also pointed out that the new generation phone has been brewing for over a year, and the company aims to provide “complete freedom” for cryptocurrency developers and users by not restricting tokens or NFTs and not charging excessive fees.