Solana Announces Web3 Smartphone Saga, Sparks Mixed Reactions in Crypto Community

After the Solana (SOL) team announced the release of the Saga blockchain mobile phone, it brought the mobile phone into the Web3 field, and will launch the latest stack of the project for Web3 developers - Solana Mobile Stack.

The community welcomed the new development, with mixed reactions. Some have compared the project to Apple and Ethereum (ETH), while others have expressed concerns about Solana network outages.

Vinny Lingham praised the move, calling it Web3's own "iPhone moment," and thanked Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko for making it all possible. Meanwhile, David Ticzon was also impressed with Solana, calling Solana "the Apple of Web3" on Twitter.

Some community members also took the opportunity to compare the progress of SOL and the ETH network. Twitter user Thesolmane pointed out that Solana is already rolling out Web3 phones, but Ethereum "hasn't innovated in years."

On Twitter, user Nathanweb3 also explained how Solana is gradually becoming a threat to Ethereum. The Twitter user said that the developers of SOL were able to grasp the shortcomings of ETH when it comes to user experience. Because of this, the team at Solana is solving this problem and simplifying things for everyday users. They tweeted:

While many responded positively, some couldn't resist raising the issue of Solana's network outage. In early June, the price of SOL fell sharply as the network suffered its fifth outage of the year. Because of this, Twitter user Metamaxie questioned why SOL is trying to become a mobile phone manufacturer instead of focusing on making the blockchain more reliable.

Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson also took a dig at Solana’s latest move. Hoskinson said that users need to find seven friends on Discord to restart the phone, which means that the phone may have performance problems similar to the Solana blockchain.