Solana’s Seeker Phone Fixes Saga’s Flaws With Usability Upgrade
0Out of the box, it’s clear who this device is for: active Solana users who regularly transact on-chain, with the design focusing on everything crypto-first.
The Solana Seeker phone is not your average smartphone, nor does it want to be. Building on the lessons of its predecessor, the Saga, Solana Mobile’s newest device reimagines what a crypto-native phone can be. Smaller, lighter and boasting a longer-lasting battery compared to its predecessor, the Seeker aims to improve on the user experience while doubling down on mobile-first crypto usability.
Out of the box, it’s clear who this device is for: active Solana users who regularly transact on-chain, with the design focusing on everything crypto-first. With 150,000 phones pre-ordered from over 50 countries, and at a price point of $500, the Seeker wants to bring Solana ecosystem participants the ability to transact on the go in a matter of seconds.
If you’re someone who frequently uses Solana, the Seeker might feel like it was built specifically for you. However, this phone is not intended for the casual crypto user.
“If you're somebody who transact at least once a week, frankly, then you might not be a full on power user, but you're at least a regular enough user that Seeker makes sense,” said Emmett Hollyer, the general manager at Solana Mobile, to CoinDesk in an interview.
One of the biggest criticisms of the Saga was that it went a little too far in focusing on the security aspect at the expense of ease-of-use. “We learned we were so focused on building a secure experience the first time around that we sort of got out of our own way with usability,” said Hollyer.
The security is still there; every device acts like a wallet that’s always on-chain, but the process of signing transactions has been significantly streamlined. Now, with just a single click and a fingerprint verification, a user can approve a transaction, marking a noticeable change from the multiple steps Saga required, which makes trading on the go feel much more natural.
According to a slide deck shared by Solana Mobile, the Seeker phone comes with 8 GB of RAM, 128 GB for storage, a 6.36 inch display and a 4500 mAh battery, which should be enough to put it somewhere between an Apple iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus on paper in terms of size.
It uses an octa-core Mediatek Dimensity 7300 processor, which is somewhat less powerful than a flagship phone from Apple or Samsung but is largely in line with the Exynos 1580, the chip powering Samsung's mid-range A56 smartphone. The phone runs on Android 15.
A review device did not come with a headphone jack and an SD card slot for expandable storage.
The device also features four cameras; three on the back (108 megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization, a 50 mp telephoto sensor and a 13 mp ultra-wide) and one on the front (32 mp).
At the core of the Seeker is the Seed Vault, which protects your private crypto keys with encryption and biometric access. Building on top of that is Solana Mobile's Seed Vault Wallet, which is integrated with the Seed Vault and acts like Apple Pay, allowing users to approve and verify their transactions. And like Apple Pay, it has a tap-to-pay function.
“It does everything that a regular crypto wallet does, including it lets you connect to [decentralized applications] dapps and access your funds anywhere. It's just built more mobile-native, directly into the phone...
https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/08/06/solana-s-seeker-phone-fixes-saga-s-flaws-with-usability-upgrade
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