Solana Seeker Preview: Everything We Know About the Next Crypto Phone

AICoin官方 · 2024-09-22T20:13:01.000Z

Solana Mobile’s first crypto smartphone struggled to gain adoption at first, but the subsidiary of Solana Labs is pressing forward with another Android device after a dog-themed meme coin’s sudden rise turned the Saga into an overnight hit last year. Solana Mobile showed off the Seeker last week at Token2049, a crypto conference in Singapore. It represented the public’s most comprehensive look at Saga’s successor since details surrounding a “cheaper,” crypto-forward smartphone were teased in January under the "Chapter 2" banner. When it comes to Solana Mobile’s endeavors, the Solana Labs subsidiary is seeking to disrupt an industry dominated by tech names like Apple, Google, and Samsung. Still, the phone caters to crypto users, packing proprietary custody solutions for digital assets and decentralized apps (dapps). Here's what you need to know. When and how much? Seeker’s release is slated for mid-2025, but with 140,000 of the handsets already pre-ordered, according to Solana Mobile, picking up the phone might not be as easy as literally doing so. Solana Seeker. Image: Solana Mobile The group stated that Seeker orders are limited to five phones per household, likely an attempt to limit the impact of would-be scalpers. On top of that, Solana Mobile has said in an FAQ page for the Seeker that the phone’s availability in different countries could change due to demand. Regardless, one of the biggest differences between Saga and Seeker may be its starting price. The Saga debuted to little fanfare with a price tag of $1,000, and that price was later slashed to $599 just four months later. This time, Solana Mobile is striving for the opposite dynamic. People were be able to pre-order the device for $450 during a "founder" window that ended on September 21, but that price has now increased to $500 during the “early adopter window.” A price for Seeker’s “supporter window” hasn’t been released yet, but it’s reasonable to expect that price will be higher. In total, just 20,000 units of the Saga were produced. But the pre-order figure suggests that the smartphone will have a larger community of users incentivizing dapp development. What are the specs? Solana Mobile has revealed some of the specs for the Seeker, which is billed as being smaller and more pocketable than the original Saga. In a post on Twitter (aka X), Solana Mobile stated that its new Android device will feature 128GB of storage along with 8GB of memory. That represents a pretty significant drop compared to the Saga’s 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM that gave it flagship muscle at the time, reflecting Seeker’s lower price tag. Additionally, Solana Labs has not released details yet about what processor Seeker will have. The Saga, which was fully designed and had its specs locked in 2022, featured a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 processor that was powerful, yet slightly dated by the time of release the following year. But despite the lower price, Solana Mobile General Manager Emmett Hollyer told Decrypt that the processor will represent "a meaningful step up" from the Saga, due in part to the amount of time elapsed since the Saga was created. The Seeker is also getting upgraded cameras. The Saga featured 50-megapixel and 12-megapixels sensors, but that’s been bumped up to 108-megapixel and 32-megapixel cameras. So, scanning QR codes while making transactions or connecting to dapps will be that much crisper. It will also have a new third camera sensor, but we haven't gotten details about that yet. Based on renders released so far, the Seeker appears to feature a USB-C port, which has become standard across smartphone manufacturers. Additionally, Solana states the Seeker will have extended battery life, signaling an improvement over the Saga’s 4,110mAh cell that was accompanied by wireless charging. Solana Seeker. Image: Solana Mobile The Seeker’s screen is slightly smaller than the Saga’s, shrinking from a 6.67” 1080p AMOLED display to a 6.36” AMOLED display. Hollyer said it will be "brighter" than the Saga's screen and that it will be a "flagship display." It looks like the Seeker will have thinner bezels than the Saga, too, giving it a more modern look compared to its predecessor. The Seed Vault custody solution returns in the Seeker with a custom-designed software wallet created in collaboration with Solflare. And it has visible prominence on the Seeker, with Seed Vault branding that wraps around the back from what appears to be the side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Airdrop ‘magnet’ The Saga didn’t find many fans until the price of airdrops the phone could claim surged, exceeding its discounted sticker price. And Solana Mobile made clear that the airdrop trend is likely to follow, describing the device as a “magnet for dapps, DeFi, games, and more” on Twitter. The phone’s maker described a soulbound token, which can’t be traded, as a “VIP pass” for claiming associated rewards. The token is being dubbed a Genesis NFT, much like that for the Saga, and Hollyer told Decrypt that rewards will be community-driven. But he also anticipates that developers will prioritize Seeker owners as a community for exclusive access and experiences. “Of course, it will be a rewards magnet,” Hollyer told Decrypt, “but it also is going to open some one-of-a-kind experience doors that I think will be new to Seeker versus Saga.” Solana Seeker. Image: Solana Mobile Solana Mobile has already shown off some other Seeker-only benefits. That includes a four-month subscription to the Helium Mobile wireless phone service, and “limited edition assets” for Parallel Studios' game Colony launching in Solana Mobile’s dedicated dapp store. Edited by Andrew Hayward

Solana Mobile 的首款加密智能手机起初很难获得普及，但在去年一款以狗为主题的 meme 币突然崛起并让 Saga 一夜爆红之后，Solana Labs 的子公司正在加紧推出另一款 Android 设备。

Solana Mobile 上周在新加坡举行的加密货币会议 Token2049 上展示了 Seeker。这是自 1 月份以“第 2 章”为名透露“更便宜”、面向加密货币的智能手机细节以来，公众对 Saga 继任者最全面的了解。

谈到 Solana Mobile 的努力，Solana Labs 的子公司正试图颠覆由苹果、谷歌和三星等科技公司主导的行业。尽管如此，这款手机还是迎合了加密用户的需求，为数字资产和去中心化应用程序 (dapps) 提供了专有的托管解决方案。以下是您需要了解的内容。

什么时候、多少？
Seeker 计划于 2025 年中期发布，但根据 Solana Mobile 的数据，已有 140,000 部手机被预订，因此拿起手机可能并不像实际操作那么容易。

Solana Seeker。图片来源：Solana Mobile
该组织表示，Seeker 的订单限制为每户 5 部手机，这可能是为了限制潜在黄牛的影响。此外，Solana Mobile 在 Seeker 的常见问题解答页面中表示，这款手机在不同国家的供应情况可能会因需求而发生变化。

无论如何，Saga 和 Seeker 之间最大的区别之一可能是起步价。Saga 首次亮相时没有引起太大轰动，标价为 1,000 美元，四个月后，价格降至 599 美元。这一次，Solana Mobile 力求实现相反的动态。

在 9 月 21 日结束的“创始者”窗口期间，人们可以以 450 美元的价格预订该设备，但在“早期采用者窗口”期间，该价格现已上涨至 500 美元。Seeker 的“支持者窗口”价格尚未公布，但可以合理地预期价格会更高。

总的来说，Saga 只生产了 20,000 台。但预购数据表明，这款智能手机将拥有更大的用户群体，从而激励 dapp 开发。

有什么规格？
Solana Mobile 透露了 Seeker 的一些规格，据称它比原来的 Saga 更小、更适合放在口袋里。

Solana Mobile 在 Twitter（又名 X）上的一篇帖子中表示，其新款 Android 设备将配备 128GB 存储空间和 8GB 内存。与当时成为旗舰产品的 Saga 的 512GB 存储空间和 12GB RAM 相比，这是一个相当大的降幅，反映了 Seeker 较低的价格。

此外，Solana Labs 尚未公布 Seeker 将采用哪种处理器的详细信息。Saga 的设计已完成，其规格已在 2022 年确定，配备了功能强大的 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 处理器，但到第二年发布时，它已经略显过时。

但尽管价格较低，Solana Mobile 总经理 Emmett Hollyer 告诉 Decrypt，该处理器将代表 Saga 的“重大进步”，部分原因是自 Saga 创建以来已过去很长时间。

Seeker 的摄像头也升级了。Saga 的传感器为 5000 万像素和 1200 万像素，但已升级为 10800 万像素和 3200 万像素。因此，在进行交易或连接 dapp 时扫描二维码将更加清晰。它还将配备一个新的第三摄像头传感器，但我们尚未获得有关该传感器的详细信息。

根据目前发布的渲染图，Seeker 似乎配备了 USB-C 端口，这已成为所有智能手机制造商的标准配置。此外，Solana 表示 Seeker 将拥有更长的电池寿命，这表明与配备无线充电功能的 Saga 的 4,110mAh 电池相比，Seeker 有所改进。

Solana Seeker。图片来源：Solana Mobile
Seeker 的屏幕比 Saga 的略小，从 6.67 英寸 1080p AMOLED 显示屏缩小到 6.36 英寸 AMOLED 显示屏。Hollyer 表示，它将比 Saga 的屏幕“更亮”，并且将成为“旗舰显示屏”。Seeker 的边框似乎也将比 Saga 更薄，与前代产品相比，它看起来更具现代感。

Seed Vault 托管解决方案在 Seeker 中重新出现，它配备了与 Solflare 合作开发的定制软件钱包。它在 Seeker 上非常显眼，Seed Vault 品牌标志环绕在似乎是侧面安装的指纹传感器的背面。

空投“磁铁”
直到这款手机的空投价格飙升，超过了其折扣标价，Saga 才吸引了众多粉丝。Solana Mobile 明确表示，空投趋势可能会随之而来，并在 Twitter 上将该设备描述为“dapp、DeFi、游戏等的磁石”。

这款手机的制造商将灵魂绑定代币描述为领取相关奖励的“VIP 通行证”，该代币不可交易。该代币被称为 Genesis NFT，与 Saga 的代币非常相似，Hollyer 告诉 Decrypt，奖励将由社区驱动。但他也预计，开发人员将优先考虑 Seeker 所有者，将其作为一个社区，以获得独家访问和体验。

“当然，它将成为一个奖励磁铁，”Hollyer 告诉 Decrypt，“但它也将打开一些独一无二的体验之门，我认为这对 Seeker versus Saga 来说将是全新的。”

Solana Seeker。图片来源：Solana Mobile
Solana Mobile 已经展示了一些其他 Seeker 独有的福利。其中包括 Helium Mobile 无线电话服务四个月的订阅，以及在 Solana Mobile 专用 dapp 商店推出的 Parallel Studios 游戏 Colony 的“限量版资产”。

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