{"id":19825,"date":"2023-04-13T22:31:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/solanas-crypto-first-saga-android-phone-is-now-only-weeks-away\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T22:31:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T22:31:47","slug":"solanas-crypto-first-saga-android-phone-is-now-only-weeks-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/solanas-crypto-first-saga-android-phone-is-now-only-weeks-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Solana\u2019s crypto-first \u2018Saga\u2019 android phone is now only weeks away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/GrvFb8ie-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/GrvFb8ie-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/GrvFb8ie-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2023\/04\/GrvFb8ie-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Saga will be available for customers to purchase from May 8th.<\/li>\n<li>The android smartphone serves as a crypto hardware wallet.<\/li>\n<li>Saga comes with a custom store for crypto-specific apps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solana Labs<\/a> said \u201cSaga\u201d \u2013 its crypto-first smartphone will be available for customers to purchase from May 8<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<h2>Saga also serves as a hardware wallet<\/h2>\n<p>This device equipped with the latest Android operating system features a \u201cseed vault\u201d that turns it into a crypto hardware wallet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solanamobile.com\/news\/saga-available-new-mobile-web3-era\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saga<\/a> was originally unveiled in June of 2022 as a bet on how pivotal a cellphone is to the future of crypto. For $1,000, the smartphone offers 512 GB of storage, a 6.67-inch OLED display, a dual-camera setup, and 12 GB of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>Solana differentiates its handset with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/captainaltcoin.com\/solana-mobile-stack-sms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solana Mobile Stack<\/a>\u201d that has embedded security features for crypto transactions and trading.<\/p>\n<h2>Saga comes with a custom \u2018dapp\u2019 store<\/h2>\n<p>A dedicated \u201cdapp\u201d store on the Saga currently has more than a dozen crypto-specific applications and that number is expected to increase over time.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/23\/01\/08\/the-cost-of-doing-business-apples-app-store-fees-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a> or Google, Solana also doesn\u2019t plan on charging \u201cextractive fees\u201d on the apps listed on its custom store. For regular apps, users will turn to Google Play as they would on any other android smartphone, the company confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Shipping has already started for customers who pre-ordered Saga, which aims to integrate the Web3 experience into a cellphone. Remember that the likes of Sirin Labs and even HTC have previously failed to launch a crypto-focused smartphone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/solanas-crypto-first-saga-android-phone-coming-soon\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : CoinJournal: Latest Bitcoin, Ethereum &amp; Crypto News ) Saga will be available for customers to purchase from May 8th. The android smartphone serves as a crypto hardware wallet. Saga comes with a custom store for crypto-specific apps. On Thursday, Solana Labs said \u201cSaga\u201d \u2013 its crypto-first smartphone will be available for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":19826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}