Oh guy, I guess we’re heading to have to revisit a earlier pledge we made about the to start with cell phone from OSOM, previously referred to as OV1. I explained back in December that if the privacy-centered OV1 released with the word “crypto” any where in close proximity to it, we’d by no means talk about it yet again. Nicely, individuals, it’s a crypto phone. God dammit, gentleman.
The OSOM cellular phone has been unveiled nowadays in whole and it is now regarded as Solana Saga, a cellphone branded by a net3 company named Solana Labs, but most absolutely made by OSOM. OSOM has also verified to me that Saga is without a doubt OV1.
Solana Saga’s tagline at the minute seems to be, “It’s time for crypto to go mobile” and that it is “a flagship-high quality Android device purpose-crafted for crypto.” Furthermore, the Saga is “tightly integrated with the Solana blockchain making it simple and secure to transact in internet3 and control digital assets, these as tokens and NFTs.”
If we try to shift on from that affiliation, here’s what we know about Solana Saga. The phone will price $1,000 and you can reserve a person now with a $100 absolutely refundable deposit (but you will want a Solana crypto wallet to do so). The cellular phone is expected to ship about Q1 2023 and will to begin with launch in US, CA, EU, and Uk.
As for specs, it has all of the products, which is probably why we are nonetheless chatting about it. Solana Saga capabilities a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip, 512GB storage, 12GB RAM, 6.55″ FHD AMOLED display at 120Hz, 4100mAh battery with wireless charging, Bluetooth 5., WiFi 6, rear fingerprint sensor, 16MP selfie shooter, and a dual camera. The dual digital camera is manufactured up of a 50MP (IMX766, f/1.8) key shooter and a 12MP (IMX373, f/2.2, 120° FOV) extremely-vast lens. The proportions of the cell phone are 166.2mm x 75.9mm x 7.9mm and it weighs about 195g.
Take note: The specs previously mentioned were being grabbed from OSOM’s website in this article. Having said that, all through a press celebration to unveil the telephone, Solana confirmed a slide that explained the gadget has a 6.67″ screen. We’ll consider to ensure all the specs.
OSOM sent us the adhering to estimate on Saga from their CEO, Jason Keats:
“OSOM is very psyched to partner with Solana in building the Saga. The environment requirements novel components providers to assist the long run that is Net3. Creating out an ecosystem that seems to the upcoming without having staying burdened by past legacy ecosystems is vastly exciting” claims Jason Keats, Founder and CEO of OSOM Goods Inc.
If intrigued in buying one, Solana states orders “will be prioritized for builders in purchase to check the Solana Mobile Stack and Saga.” I’m hoping for these of us not that intrigued in the environment of crypto or who are not builders that we’ll just be in a position to buy one particular at some stage. In the conclude, it certain appears to be like a large-conclude Android cellphone with a protected ingredient that would be a great day by day driver.
I would also point out that this is the Critical team creating this and we know how fantastic they have been at components design and computer software assistance. They manufactured major guarantees on the digital camera for this cellular phone and that they had discovered a great deal from the failures of that initial Crucial cell phone. We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this unit, even if it now has a crypto-emphasis. It could nevertheless be worth exploring mainly because of who is making it, except Solana managing the display modifications as well a lot.
Ugh.