Solana Mobile’s highly anticipated second-generation Web3 phone, the “Solana Seeker,” inherits the core features of its predecessor while also bringing significant hardware upgrades. Pre-orders for the Seeker phone have exceeded 140,000 units, covering 57 countries, demonstrating high interest in the market. The phone is expected to ship in mid-2025, and its early bird pre-order price is $450, which will last until September 21, 2025, after which it will return to $500.

The Seeker phone’s core features include a built-in self-hosted Seed Vault wallet and a new version of the Solana dApp store, which will enhance the user experience in areas such as payments, DeFi, DePIN, NFTs, AI, and gaming. In addition, users who purchase the Seeker phone will have the opportunity to receive exclusive “Seeker Genesis Tokens” and airdrops of different meme coins, the value of which is expected to cover or even exceed the cost of the phone.

Solana Mobile has ensured high standards in performance and user experience for the Seeker phone through its co-development with hardware company Fxtec. At the same time, Seeker has reached cooperation with multiple projects, including decentralized exchange Backpack, NFT trading platforms Tensor and Magic Eden, and crypto wallets Phantom and Solflare, which will further enrich users' Web3 experience.

Solana Mobile's positioning of Seeker is not to compete directly with traditional mobile phone brands, but to focus on providing more practicality and integrated experience for cryptocurrency users. With the continuous development of Solana's ecology and the cooperation of more projects, Seeker is expected to become an important bridge connecting users with the Web3 world.

[How much do you know about cryptocurrency mobile phones? 】

A cryptocurrency phone is a device that combines blockchain technology. It not only has the functions of an ordinary smartphone, but also specifically provides support for the use of cryptocurrency, the Metaverse, and decentralized applications (DApps). For example, a cryptocurrency phone could allow users to securely store private keys, mine cryptocurrency, participate in the Metaverse, or run a blockchain network node. Simply put, a cryptocurrency phone is a combination of smartphone + hardware wallet.

So what features does a cryptocurrency phone have?

• Built-in hardware wallet: Most crypto phones have built-in hardware wallets, which are a very secure way to store digital assets, allowing users to access their cryptocurrency at any time while reducing the risk of security breaches.

• Accessing and withdrawing decentralized applications (DApps): Compared with traditional smartphones, encrypted phones usually have built-in access to DApps, providing users with a smoother experience and can be done directly between wallets and DApps. Safe transaction.

• Lower fees on traditional app stores: DApps offer developers and users a way to avoid the high transaction fees of traditional app stores such as the Apple App Store and Google Play, as DApps typically do not charge transaction commissions.

• Privacy Protection: Encrypted phones provide a variety of privacy protection features, including encrypting messages and hiding user locations, to protect users' personal data from unauthorized third-party access.

Popular brands and models of encrypted mobile phones on the market include but are not limited to:

• Solana Saga: This phone is deeply integrated with the Solana blockchain, supports access to dApps, digital asset management, and has functions such as a secure seed library.

• HTC Exodus: A blockchain phone launched by HTC that supports multiple cryptocurrencies and has a built-in cryptocurrency wallet.

• Sirin Labs' FINNEY: This phone integrates cold wallets, provides a token conversion center and access to a large number of dApps.

• ΞPhone: A phone created in collaboration with the Ethereum community to support Ethereum-based applications and services.

All in all, as the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry continues to grow, there are likely to be more cryptocurrency phones on the market. These phones may have more advanced features and capabilities to meet the needs of an increasingly digital world.