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Solana Saga Phone Soars to $5,000 on eBay as Projects Queue Up for Token Airdrops to Saga Users
The Solana Saga phone experienced a surge in demand this week and a rapid sell-out triggered by an intriguing arbitrage opportunity. Initially priced at $599, the value of claimable BONK tokens that came with the phone soared to $900 at its peak, outstripping the phone’s retail cost. This price difference led to a swift 48-hour sell-out of all 20,000 units.
Following the sell-out, the secondary market, mainly eBay, became a hotbed of activity. As various projects announced airdrops for Saga phone users joining BONK, the perceived value of the phones skyrocketed. with many others trading in the range. This price surge was fueled by speculation and anticipation of future airdrops as more projects launch their tokens. The phenomenon created a significant FOMO among people, pushing prices upward.
he Saga phone frenzy can be explained in the context of strong bullish sentiment towards Solana, with NFT trading volume on Solana marketplace Tensor flipping Blur volume and Solana DEX trading volume flipping that of ETH for the first time.
The Saga phones have not yet been shipped—any eBay sale would mean trusting the vendor to send the sealed phone on to the buyer. The phones, which do not yet have a confirmed arrival date for their recipients, come packaged with 30 million $BONK, which can be claimed by the phone’s owner once they install the BONK app from the Solana Mobile App Store.
Anyone purchasing a Saga phone via eBay or similar sites bears a significant risk; the person who ordered the device from Solana could have claimed and transferred the $BONK, then re-sealed the packaging to send to the eBay purchaser.
To claim their $BONK, Saga phone owners, whether original purchasers or resale buyers, will need to set up the Seed Vault—a secure way of handling seed phrases and private keys—on their new device. Then, they need to mint a Genesis Token, a special NFT, following instructions in a pre-installed app on the phone. Once they’ve done this, users can install the BONK app and claim their free $BONK. A handy video walkthrough on how to claim your $BONK is linked in the Solana Mobile discord.
Features for the Future
- Incredible Cameras:
– 50MP main and 12MP ultrawide dual-camera system plus a 16MP selfie camera. Fire away! - World Class Materials:
– Ceramic back, stainless steel frame, and titanium accents. - Stunning Display:
– 6.67″ FHD+ AMOLED screen with a peak refresh rate of 120Hz - Android 13:
– A pure version of the mobile operating system you know and love, with full Google Play Services. - Rear Fingerprint Sensor:
– Open easily. Every time.
Think of it as a partition in the phone, where your SEED phrase (12–24 secret words) are stored outside of the reach of the internal operating system. No 3rd party app can reach your SEED phrase. It can store the seed phrase of any wallet without the need for having to write it down, it does this automatically from what i’ve seen. Still write your seed phrase down to be safe. Until now, we’ve never been able to sign for transactions with just our finger print.
- Discover the hottest projects in the Solana ecosystem, while using the dApps you already love on the go.
- Transact seamlessly across dApps without ever having to open another browser extension.
- Get access to the newest mobile features from popular dApps like Magic Eden, StepN, Jupiter, and more.
Saga Pass:
Your Exclusive Ticket to the Solana Mobile Stack Ecosystem
Saga Pass
- A limited-release collection of NFTs to the first 10,000 people that pre-order Saga.
- Pass holders will be the first to receive Saga phones in early 2023.
- Saga Pass gives holders access to VIP events, community forums, and the dopest swag in crypto.
Premium hardware, built for the future of Web 3
Body —
HEIGHT: 164.0 mm | WIDTH: 75.3 mm | THICKNESS: 8.4 mm (10.2 mm at camera bump)
WEIGHT: 247g | MATERIALS: Ceramic back, stainless steel frame, and titanium accents
*It’s a solid phone… it feels bullet proof. It’s the biggest phone i’ve ever owned and i love it. I thought i wouldn’t like a large phone, but i’m smitten with being able to see more content on a single screen. It sits comfortably in the breast pocket. It’s aesthetically very luxurious to hold… it feels like a $3000 phone in your hand.
Display —
RESOLUTION: FHD+ (1080 RGB X 2400) | DIAGONAL SIZE: 6.67 in
TECHNOLOGY: AMOLED | REFRESH RATE: 120Hz peak
*You’ve got a phone you can game on, and watch anything on really. I’m constantly impressed at the resolution and the speed of the frame rates. These are things we take for granted. It has a stunning image quality too it.
Operating System: OS: Android 13
Battery —
CAPACITY: 4110 mAh (typical) | 4011 mAh (rated)
WIRELESS CHARGING: Qi compatible
Chip —
CHIPSET**:** Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 Mobile Platform
* This isn’t the latest chipset… but it’s “GREAT ENOUGH”. Nothing can downplay how good this phone is.
Performance —
STORAGE: 512GB UFS | RAM: 12GB LPDDR5
*So originally these were suppose to roll out with just 128GB…. than the stock models got a boosted upgrade. This is meaningful because it means i have a phone now that i can back-up everything too without having too worry about running out of space. I no longer have to deal with system performance issues. Users can now enjoy the past, with room for more memories. Like 1.24Gb of storage if they add a 512Gb memory card to the in-built SSD.
*I’d rather have more RAM than I need…. why get bottlenecked and throttled in the future. This is a device that is meant too age with the user. I love that.
Camera —
REAR DUAL: OIS 50MP f/1.8 Wide + 12MP f/2.2 Ultrawide
FRONT: 16MP f/2.4 Wide
* Now the DVT-Kits weren’t rolled out w/ the camera’s featured, so I can’t comment on picture resolution and quality.
*Off the bat it dominates my 4 year old S10… I’m upgrading from 16MP ultra wide rear to 50MP. From 12MP front, to 16MP front. I’m going from a triple camera rear, to a dual rear camera system.
Water and Dust Resistance —
IP RATING: IP68 — water resistant in fresh water to a maximum depth of 1.5 metres for up to 30 minutes, and are protected from dust — all without the need for extra cases or covers.
* IP68 is a protection rating against dust and water*. The IP stands for Ingress Protection, whilst the first number refers to protection against solids, and the second number refers to protection against water. There are several different ratings, but IP68 is the most common in today’s market.*
Input and Accessibility —
FINGERPRINT: Ceramic cover, capacitive
HAC: M3/T3 or better
*I do like the inclusion of the finger print scan to unlock, simply because i know a lot people who use finger print unlocks daily
Connectivity —
RF CONFIG: UMTS (3G), LTE (4G), NR (5G), DSDS, CSFB, VoLTE, ViLTE, VoNR
BLUETOOTH: Bluetooth 5.2
WIFI: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax + 2×2 MIMO
NFC: EMVCo Certified
ULTRAWIDEBAND: UWB Channels 5 & 9
*I’m hoping that for the next model they make the switch too bluetooth 5.3;
“changes in Bluetooth 5.3 can be broadly summarised as changes that are intended to improve power consumption, device performance, and create an enhanced user experience.”
Ports —
DUAL SIM: Dual nanoSIM
MICROSD: microSD up to 512GB
* This means the phone can be upgraded to a 1.24 Gb capacity for your additional storage needs
