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Solana Mobile, the subsidiary of Solana Labs specializing in open-source software development, unveiled the Saga “Chapter 2” smartphone on Tuesday. This release follows the success of the earlier Solana Saga, which sold out in December 2023.
“You know that story. Now it’s time for the next part of the epic. http://solanamobile.com/two.” said Solana Mobile in a social media post.
Saga Chapter 2 is an affordable product with the same essential features centered on the Solana crypto ecosystem. The phone will be available for shipping in 2025, providing a more budget-friendly alternative to the initial high-end device released in April 2023.
Solana highlighted that those who preorder early will receive additional rewards, including giveaways.
“Don’t miss your chance to be an early adopter. Join us and preorder Chapter 2, get the word out and maximize your chance for ecosystem rewards and giveaways,” it said.
The phone will be sold through three pre-order mechanisms, the “Founder Window” with a $450 price point and the undisclosed prices for the “Early Adopter Window” and “Supporter Window” periods. Solana has not announced the dates.
The pre-order price is a limited-time offer from Solana Labs. Pre-orders require a non-refundable deposit. If the pre-order target isn’t met, the project may be canceled, and deposits will be refunded, per Solana’s website.
Solana shipped 20,000 Saga devices with some buyers reportedly experiencing positive returns with the rewarding $DOGE and $SAGA incentives.
Saga was initially priced at $999 in April but seemed to attract a limited audience. In August, Solana reduced the price to $599.
According to Decrypt.co, the interest was driven by the rising value of BONK, Solana’s popular meme coin. Saga owners could claim an airdrop of 30 million tokens, and at its peak price in December, this BONK amount was worth about $1,025—exceeding the phone’s cost. The increasing value of BONK generated interest in the phones, leading to the original run selling out.
For the Chapter 2 smartphone, Solana revealed its target to sell at least 100,000 units.
“If we reach our minimum pre-sale target, we anticipate shipping the product in the first half of 2025. So, if you want to be part of history and challenge the app store duopoly, preorder now!” said Solana.
The technical specifications of the Chapter 2 device have yet to be revealed. Solana emphasized that the non-transferrable NFT Saga genesis token will come in each Saga Chapter 2 device soon.
“While the Saga genesis token is only available for Saga devices, there was incredible appetite to reach users using this mechanism, and we’re looking forward to building on this experience in chapter 2,” Solana said.
Saga Chapter 2 will offer rewards, but Solana’s team has not disclosed the details of these rewards yet.
It said that when people preorder the device, people can link their wallet and X account to the Solana Mobile website, generating a unique referral link.
Using the unique referral link for preorders will increase buyer position on the Leaderboard on the Solana Mobile website, with the anticipation of receiving greater rewards.
Chapter 2 has started with initial sponsors including Backpack, Mad Lads, Tensor, Phantom, Solflare, Magic Eden and DRiP.
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