Solana’s New Crypto Smartphone Goes Global

Solana no longer wants to play in the small leagues. The crypto industry can no longer be satisfied with isolated experiments or virtual services. It must now establish itself in everyday objects. With its new Seeker smartphone, Solana sends a strong signal: Web3 must take over mobile and make it a sovereign platform. The time of apps hosted by Web2 giants is over. Welcome a physical, decentralized, and above all, crypto-native interface.

150,000 crypto smartphones to defy the mobile routine

Launched in more than 50 countries, the Seeker recorded 150,000 preorders. An impressive score when you know that the Saga, Solana’s first crypto smartphone, had barely sold 20,000 units. This time, the crypto-sphere answers present. On X, Solana Mobile rejoices: “Seekers officially start shipping today! Thank you for your support and belief in Solana Mobile since day one“.

A simple declaration, but symbolic of a long-awaited project. 

Solana understood well that just offering a phone with an integrated wallet is no longer enough. The Seeker comes with a Web3 OS, an autonomous dApp Store, and a secure architecture named TEEPIN. And this is not just a crypto whim. Behind this offensive lies a clear strategy: democratize mobile use of decentralized services.

TEEPIN and SKR: towards a Web3 within reach

The Seeker integrates the TEEPIN technology (Trusted Execution Environment Platform Infrastructure Network). This three-layer foundation validates hardware and software without central intervention. In short, no more need for Google to authorize an app, nor Apple to verify it. Everything relies on cryptography. 

Emmett Hollyer, GM of Solana Mobile, summarizes it:

Aligning incentives is essential to building a truly decentralized and self-sustaining mobile ecosystem, … It transforms the traditional mobile business model by giving stakeholders actual ownership in the platform.

Meanwhile, the SKR token powers the internal economy. It governs governance, dApp discovery, and even profits. The idea? That each user becomes a co-producer of their mobile experience, crypto in pocket.

Solana attacks the Apple model and aims big in crypto

No more 30% commissions, filtered stores, or arbitrary blocks. Solana wants to break the app store duopoly. With more than 100 dApps listed, its dApp Store aims to offer direct access to DeFi, NFT, gaming, and more services. Developers are invited to innovate, without prior permission, without entry fees. 

Emmett Hollyer hammered it on X: “To all developers: Your audience is arriving. Seeker users are your first customers for the next wave of differentiated, mobile-native dApps“.

Behind this offensive, a new crypto business model is emerging, more participatory, more open.

Four figures to measure the Seeker’s immediate impact:

• 150,000 units shipped, versus 20,000 for the Saga;
• Deployment in more than 50 countries;
• A dApp Store with over 100 native Web3 applications;
• Potential $67.5 million in preorder revenue.

With the Seeker, Solana shifts gears. The crypto industry has no more borders, neither technical nor geographical. But competition is organizing. On July 31, another blockchain recorded the creation of 51,575 tokens in a single day. Solana will have to keep an eye on this pace to avoid being outpaced, even outside its usual playground.