Solana Mobile Reveals Future of Web3 Phones as Seekers Hit Market in August

• Solana has announced that the shipping of its flagship device, Seeker, will begin in August 2025, with the early adopter price fixed at $500. 
• This device is reported to maintain the Genesis Token and Hardware Seed Vault of the Saga device, but is equipped with an improved DApp store. 

Solana (SOL) has disclosed that its much-anticipated Seeker, “Definitive Web3 Mobile Device”, is set to hit the market with the global shipping starting on August 4, 2025.

According to the information announced through an X post, Seeker has been in development for several months, with 150,000 units sold so far. Fascinatingly, early adopter pricing was fixed at a limited time of $500. This appears to be half the price of the original Saga, which was launched in April 2023.

Just like the previous version, Seeker would maintain the Genesis Token and Hardware Seed Vault. Additionally, it has been designed with new features, including Seeker ID, SeedVault Wallet, as well as a reimagined Solana Decentralised Application (DApp) store meant to secure on-chain engagement.

As indicated in our previous news coverage, the Seeker’s hardware specifications include “8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, a 108+32MP camera, and a 6.36-inch AMOLED display.” Comparatively, the Solana Saga has “6.67-inch AMOLED display, 50+12MP camera, 12 GB RAM, and 612 GB storage.”

Meanwhile, Solana Mobile has also declared its intention to expand the open mobile ecosystem through an expansion of the platform to additional hardware manufacturers. With this, Trusted Execution Environment Platform Infrastructure Network (TEEPIN) would be a key component, with Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko labelling them as the next evolution in mobile.

TEEPIN represents the next evolution in mobile — a framework where trust isn’t granted by a central authority but verified through cryptography. By leveraging secure hardware that already exists on modern smartphones and governing access on-chain, we’re unlocking open innovation, platform ownership, and a decentralised future for mobile.

In brief, TEEPIN exists as a three-layered technical architecture seeking to ensure that developers, users, and device-makers are allowed to engage in a secure mobile environment.

More on the Solana Mobile Ecosystem and the SKR Token

To revolutionise the mobile ecosystem, Solana is also introducing SKR, the native token of its mobile ecosystem, created to power ownership, incentives, and the economy within the ecosystem.

According to the General Manager of Solana Mobile, Emmett Hollyer, one of the core strategies of “building a truly decentralised and self-sustaining mobile ecosystem is to align incentives.”

It transforms the traditional mobile business model by giving stakeholders actual ownership in the platform. Instead of being passive consumers in someone else’s walled garden, users, developers, and hardware manufacturers become active stewards of a community-owned digital infrastructure.

Above all, Hollyer hinted that they have spent the last several years building the best crypto mobile experience, with much focus on usability and security. Also, the team is committed to aligning with something fundamental to the ecosystem, as they “see an opportunity to coordinate growth and change.”

Amidst the backdrop of this, Solana is working to improve the overall ecosystem and has unveiled Smart Wallets to eliminate gas fees and private keys risks, as mentioned in our previous blog post.

As also explored in our recent news brief, Solana has partnered with Chainlink to integrate its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to unlock new opportunities. However, this has barely had a significant impact on the price, which is struggling to break above $177 on the daily chart.

According to our recent analysis, SOL could end up mirroring the moves of Bitcoin to breach this level and subsequently hit $212. Meanwhile, another analyst estimates the future price to be around $2000, as also highlighted in our previous news coverage.