Crypto Journalist Evaluations Saga; Solana Again Into Prominence

• Solana Labs has begun rolling out its Saga cell phone to pre-order clients.
• Journalist Jeff Benson not too long ago reviewed Saga and located that the number of Solana dApps was underwhelming.
• Nonetheless, Benson acknowledged that the Saga was a brand new platform, and builders nonetheless wanted to construct on it.

Solana Labs has lastly rolled out its Saga cell phone to pre-order clients. The $1,000 Android cellphone, outfitted with the newest know-how, boasts a singular promoting level: it’s crypto-ready.

Famend crypto and web3 journalist Jeff Benson had the privilege of reviewing Saga for per week and shared his ideas concerning the crypto-ready cellphone in an in depth evaluation. Whereas Benson acknowledged that Saga labored effectively as a cellphone, he discovered the number of Solana dApps underwhelming. Benson additionally reported experiencing “safety fatigue” as a result of a number of authentication steps required for many transactions.

Saga doesn’t have Google Play, but it surely promotes web3 apps discovered within the Solana dApp Retailer. It’s preloaded with 20 USDC and 0.01 SOL, together with 14 dApps, together with Jupiter, Minty Recent, TIEXO, Ledger Reside, and Audius. Benson discovered the number of Solana dApps underwhelming however acknowledged that the Saga was a brand new platform and builders nonetheless wanted to construct on it.

Whereas Saga’s security measures have been thorough, with a round, sunken fingerprint sensor on the again of the cellphone, Benson famous that the Seed Vault is “not fairly a pockets” however works with Solana pockets and the Android OS, each limiting both “direct entry to secrets and techniques.” Benson additionally reviewed the Phantom pockets, the most well-liked Solana pockets, and famous some integration points with different apps. He stated:

The app stored ghosting me, freezing up as I attempted to press buttons and forcing me to shut it out and reopen it.

Nonetheless, Benson concluded that the cellphone offers builders a strong place to begin for constructing the community again into prominence.