Solana Mobile Chapter 2 Hits 100,000 Pre-Sales In A Month

Updated: 13 February 2024

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The Solana Chapter 2 mobile phone has amassed 100,000 pre-sales just 30 days after launch.

Interest in Solana Mobile’s Chapter 2 has seen it outperform the first series, Solana Saga, which took nearly one year to hit 20,000 sales. That phone become a phenomenon though after an airdrop of BONK tokens surged in price, causing the price of the phones to skyrocket to more than $2,000 each on eBay.

The latest model has a pre-order price of $450, compared with an original retail price of $1,000 for Solana Saga.

100,000 preorders in less than 30 days 🔥

We’re floored by the demand and truly grateful for the overwhelming support💪

Now that we’ve hit this milestone, the Founder Window & preorder price of $450 will close in 48 hours. Your chance to join is now!

👉 https://t.co/nYR9apGGIT pic.twitter.com/9L224igXcL

— Solana Mobile 2️⃣ (@solanamobile) February 12, 2024

Those placing their pre-orders will have to wait until early 2025 for delivery of the phones. Solana Mobile has raised $45M from pre-order sales.

Smartphone With Crypto-Specific Features

Solana mobile phones have incorporated crypto-specific features. The second phone will have custom features supporting the purchase, sale, and holding of cryptocurrencies created on the Solana blockchain.

While speaking to CoinDesk, Solana’s co-founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, said that it was tough trying to compete with Apple and Google on features including cameras. Because of that, Solana focused on a producing a phone with Web3 features that are absent on other devices.

Yakovenko believes that as the popularity of Solana’s phones grow, developers might be enticed to build games for it. He added that the phone’s app marketplace will not charge developers any fees.