Solana Seeker Web3 Phone Set to Launch on August 4: Details

Solana Mobile, a subsidiary of blockchain developer Solana Labs, announced the official release date for its highly anticipated second-generation Web3 smartphone, the Seeker. 

The launch is set for August 4, and early signs suggest that the company is aiming much higher than just another crypto-themed gadget. The device would bring features like cryptographic attestation, open access to app distribution, and tokenized incentives

With more than 150,000 pre-orders, the Seeker is proving it’s not just a niche gadget. It reflects Solana’s bigger goal to take on Apple and Google by creating a fully decentralized mobile ecosystem from scratch.

Priced at $450 during the Founder window and $500 in the Early Adopter phase, the company could generate over $67 million in gross revenue — without even factoring in token usage.

While that’s a small fraction of Apple’s iPhone business — which brought in $199 billion in 2024.

Seeker Builds on the Lessons of Saga

Solana Mobile’s first device, the Saga, was met with skepticism when it launched in April 2023. Despite being marketed as the world’s first true Web3 phone, sales were sluggish early on. 

However, its fortunes changed dramatically when crypto enthusiasts discovered that owning the phone gave them access to exclusive token airdrops, many of which turned out to be quite profitable.

The resulting surge in demand pushed the Saga to sell out by December 2023, even fetching high resale prices on secondary markets. That momentum laid the foundation for the Seeker, which has already outperformed its predecessor in pre-sales alone.

SKR Token: The Backbone of the Web3 Mobile Economy

With the Seeker, Solana Mobile is launching a full-blown ecosystem powered by a new native token called SKR. The token will serve as the economic engine of Solana’s mobile platform. It will help reward users, incentivize developers, and bring hardware manufacturers into the fold.

“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,” said Emmett Hollyer, General Manager at Solana Mobile.

The SKR token stands out from the usual mobile business model dominated by tech giants like Apple and Google. Instead of taking large fees and controlling app distribution, SKR aims to give ownership and value back to the users and developers who drive the ecosystem forward.

TEEPIN: A Decentralized Mobile Stack

The heart of Solana Mobile’s technical innovation is a new architecture called TEEPIN, or Trusted Execution Environment Platform Infrastructure Network. TEEPIN represents a structured, three-layered approach to building a secure, trustless mobile environment.

1. Hardware Layer: Uses secure device-level components (Trusted Execution Environments) to ensure the integrity of both hardware and software.
2. Platform Layer: Enables verified apps and users to operate with on-chain verification, bypassing app stores and their high fees.
3. Network Layer: Maintains a decentralized trust system, governed by the community and vetted organizations.

"TEEPIN represents the next evolution in mobile — a framework where trust isn't granted by a central authority but verified through cryptography," said Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs, in the press release.

The Strategy: Crypto First, Mobile Next

Yakovenko made it clear that crypto is the “wedge” to break into an industry long controlled by a handful of corporations.

The Seeker’s appeal lies in its ability to combine native Web3 functionality, such as on-chain apps, private key storage, and decentralized identity — with practical, real-world incentives. With the SKR token and a decentralized app store powered by TEEPIN, users are not just consumers; they are stakeholders in the ecosystem.

This aligns perfectly with the values of decentralization, where power isn’t concentrated at the top, but distributed among users and builders.