The cost of Solana Saga, an Android-based smartphone made by Solana Mobile, has been significantly reduced from its original $1,000 price to $599.
Solana’s Saga Phone Sees Price Reduction
The cost of Solana Saga, an Android-based smartphone made by Solana Mobile, has been significantly reduced from its original $1,000 price to $599.
Solana Mobile, a division of Solana Labs, announced on X stating that it wants to encourage further adoption of mobile web3 and improve the experience for the Solana mobile community,
However, according to Flipside Crypto, data indicates a decline in Solana Saga sales since its peak in April and May. Since launching at the end of April, there are a total of 2,200 Saga Genesis NFT owners, which represents the number of Solana Sagas that had been activated.
Emmett Hollyer, Head of Business Operations at Solana Mobile, noted that such price reductions are common practice in the consumer electronics sector, with the goal of promoting customer adoption.
Twitter users responded differently, with some criticizing the price drop and others endorsing it. The justifications of early adopters included paying a premium and receiving exclusive NFTs, such Claynosaurz, which can make up for the price difference.
The Solana Saga smartphone's native app store initially included 16 decentralized applications, giving customers a mobile-first method of managing their crypto and NFT holdings.