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Chapter 2 had 30,000 preorders in the first 30 hours
requirement for the Chapter 2 is apparently so high-pitched , Solana Mobile gain its seven - day sales goal within the first 24 time of day , Raj Gokal , co - beginner of Solana and president of Solana Labs , only told TechCrunch .
In the first 24 hours after the speech sound was declare , Solana Mobile saw over 25,000 preorders , and by the 30 - hour mark , it had 30,000 preorders , Gokal say . At those numbers , this new twist has already occult 12 months ’ Charles Frederick Worth of gross revenue ofSolana ’s first handset , Saga .
The new phone will have similar feature as its herald : It ’s based on Android , has a built - in crypto wallet , aSeed Vaultand a “ dApp store ” for decentralized crypto program . It is initially being offered at $ 450 , less than the $ 599 the Saga is sold for . Chapter 2 will embark in the first half of 2025 , a Solana representative state .
“ For developer , Solana Mobile is creating a monumental opportunity for crypto app teams looking to incentivize their users , ” Gokal said . “ It gives them a concentrated statistical distribution channel to die - hard , consecrated users . It allows them to do this without any prohibitory app depot fee . ”
Gokal summate that the machine represents what ’s possible with crypto , furnish value in incentivizing apps to users .
Saga’s climb
Solana ’s first smartphone did n’t see much demand when it was first launched in mid-2023 for $ 1,000 . But the party presently lowered the price to $ 599 in visible radiation of rickety demand . YouTuber Marques Brownlee evencalled Saga the “ worst new sound of 2023 ” and said it was a “ bust . ”
ab initio , it seemed the lustreless sales were because the speech sound went unnoticed in the crowded smartphone market . But the crypto - savvy crowd ’s ear perked up when dog - focused memecoin BONK ’s decentralized program ( dApp ) harbinger that it was providing 30 million BONK tokens to Saga owners for free . The Saga then sold out almost overnight .
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“ As the market rebounded in Q4 of last yr , the Saga sell out , with the large majority of those sales taking position over just two days in December , ” Gokal say . “ Since then , we ’ve been inundated daily with thousands of requests for more . ”
Now Solana is hoping to re - make the same magic with Chapter 2 . The Saga genesis token , the non - movable NFT that came with every Saga and aid owners save reward , will not be useable to owner of the new devices , but the ship’s company project on “ build up on this experience in Chapter 2 , ” according to itsFAQ .
“ Giving back to the community has a snowball effect : As more developers initiate releasing crypto - incentivized apps to Solana Mobile users , we ’ll see even greater adoption , ” Gokal said . The Chapter 2 has launched with patron , including Backpack , Tensor , Phantom , Solflare , Magic Eden and Drip , which project to reward owners , he added .
“ Chapter 2 is focused on across-the-board distribution , greater availableness , and uses learnings from the last two years to enable greater tractableness for developer and user , ” Gokal said .
The new machine has “ been in the kit and boodle ” for over a class , Gokal enounce , as the company wanted to give “ consummate freedom for crypto developers and users , ” by having no restrictions on item or NFTs , and no prohibitive fees .
