Web3-phones trend: are you ready to participate?

[Gurujebs]

But have you checked hardware specification of Coin98/Jambo phone? They offer 8-CPU and 4GB RAM only for $99, which is sufficient to run most wallet software smoothly. Although being that cheap, i usually question it's privacy and whether they show ads on their built-in application.

Let's leave privacy first and look at the price of the phone. Selling a phone for that price is giving low quality product, that phone is less than what some hardware wallets actually and to say that they are going to be using an open source operating system which is going to be connected to the internet is not going to be a good idea.

There is no way they are not going to collect user data unless they don't want to understand users behavior and going beta will not be enough to improve on the current behavior of the phone. I just think no crypto company need phone if they can't develop their own operating system to make it unique.

[ABCbits]

But have you checked hardware specification of Coin98/Jambo phone? They offer 8-CPU and 4GB RAM only for $99, which is sufficient to run most wallet software smoothly. Although being that cheap, i usually question it's privacy and whether they show ads on their built-in application.

Let's leave privacy first and look at the price of the phone. Selling a phone for that price is giving low quality product, that phone is less than what some hardware wallets actually and to say that they are going to be using an open source operating system which is going to be connected to the internet is not going to be a good idea.

Based on little experience, cheap phone have fairly good hardware quality for it's price and it doesn't break that easily. But otherwise it's true it's not comparable with hardware wallet in terms of security.

There is no way they are not going to collect user data unless they don't want to understand users behavior and going beta will not be enough to improve on the current behavior of the phone. I just think no crypto company need phone if they can't develop their own operating system to make it unique.

That's true, although i also expect they'll collect far more of personal data even when compared with other phone brand.

[MUGNIA]

I think I can just use the phone I already have,
as there have been projects like this but none have been successful,
as you said, a telephone that doesn't have a name lacks trust because it hasn't been proven to work, we should see in the next 1-2 years whether the web 3 telephone project is successful, if it is successful and a well-known cellphone is involved, maybe I will think about buying it, for now I think just using a Samsung is more than enough for me

[Freemind]

Let's leave privacy first and look at the price of the phone. Selling a phone for that price is giving low quality product, that phone is less than what some hardware wallets actually and to say that they are going to be using an open source operating system which is going to be connected to the internet is not going to be a good idea.

There is no way they are not going to collect user data unless they don't want to understand users behavior and going beta will not be enough to improve on the current behavior of the phone. I just think no crypto company need phone if they can't develop their own operating system to make it unique.

Basing Sagaphone on Android is repeating what has already been repeated many times with many manufacturers. What could add value and revolutionize the industry would be to develop a new operating system, but that not only requires time, it also requires a very large budget if we are talking about developing something professional, that maintains certain security standards and can be sold publicly. The problem in this case is that they have chosen Android because of the licenses and because it is the easiest way to launch the smartphone on the market as soon as possible.

[KryptoBull]

Basing Sagaphone on Android is repeating what has already been repeated many times with many manufacturers. What could add value and revolutionize the industry would be to develop a new operating system, but that not only requires time, it also requires a very large budget if we are talking about developing something professional, that maintains certain security standards and can be sold publicly. The problem in this case is that they have chosen Android because of the licenses and because it is the easiest way to launch the smartphone on the market as soon as possible.

I also think that blockchain projects should focus on solving their own problems, such as Solana with the stability of the network, instead of developing their own mobile operating system, they have no expertise in that. Hardware wallet companies like Ledger and Trevor have their own secure chip manufacturing technology, Huawei Group has spent a lot of time and effort to develop HarmonyOS on its own, and I believe that blockchain projects are unlikely to be able to do the same. .

The purpose of blockchain projects is to make their brand, applications and tokens in their ecosystem accessible to customers, and partnering with an existing phone brand, using an existing OEM chain and Android OS is the most suitable choice for them. I also believe that we will not wait for information about Solana to research and develop a new OS and build its own phone manufacturing company, I will sell SOL immediately after reading the news

[Freemind]

I also think that blockchain projects should focus on solving their own problems, such as Solana with the stability of the network, instead of developing their own mobile operating system, they have no expertise in that. Hardware wallet companies like Ledger and Trevor have their own secure chip manufacturing technology, Huawei Group has spent a lot of time and effort to develop HarmonyOS on its own, and I believe that blockchain projects are unlikely to be able to do the same. .

The purpose of blockchain projects is to make their brand, applications and tokens in their ecosystem accessible to customers, and partnering with an existing phone brand, using an existing OEM chain and Android OS is the most suitable choice for them. I also believe that we will not wait for information about Solana to research and develop a new OS and build its own phone manufacturing company, I will sell SOL immediately after reading the news

As I said, the fact of using Android is nothing more than proof that the objective was to launch the product as quickly as possible, at a very high price and without anything that differentiates it from the others. Developing an operating system requires years of programming, testing and a lot of money, so the simplest thing was to use Android. That's why I think Sagaphone was launched on the market just to make money.

I think Solana has much bigger issues as a brand and blockchain to worry about rather than releasing a smartphone that adds nothing to the current market and range of mobile phones. Constant network outages not only affect the price, but also affect the credibility of the product, and that is dangerous, since many people could begin to lose the trust placed in them and sell, which would cause the market to collapse.

[KryptoBull]

As I said, the fact of using Android is nothing more than proof that the objective was to launch the product as quickly as possible, at a very high price and without anything that differentiates it from the others. Developing an operating system requires years of programming, testing and a lot of money, so the simplest thing was to use Android. That's why I think Sagaphone was launched on the market just to make money.

I think Solana has much bigger issues as a brand and blockchain to worry about rather than releasing a smartphone that adds nothing to the current market and range of mobile phones. Constant network outages not only affect the price, but also affect the credibility of the product, and that is dangerous, since many people could begin to lose the trust placed in them and sell, which would cause the market to collapse.

Putting aside the issue of quality and limitations in terms of actual value, I consider Sagaphone to be an unexpectedly successful marketing strategy by the Solana team to attract investor attention in the crypto market with a physical product that comes with the opportunity to receive airdrops from new projects in the Solana ecosystem. This makes Solana a standout project and gets it featured in the media, attracting potential investors and spreading a compelling story. In this sense, Sagaphone is as successful as Apple's iPhone

[Trongduy]

The Web3 phone wave is not just limited to Solana: Aptos, a Layer 1 blockchain, partnered with Jambo Technology to launch a new $99 Web3 smartphone designed specifically for emerging markets in February 2024 ^[3]. Yesterday, March 11, Ninety Eight, the creator of the Coin98 DeFi ecosystem, did the same when it introduced the $99 JamboPhone for the Asian market ^[4].

I would like to know your opinion on the Web3-phones trend:

• Are you willing to buy Web3-phones?
• Will Web3-phones become a trend for other blockchains to follow?
• Are Web3-phones really necessary for the crypto/blockchain market?

Coin98 is following this trend quickly, also choosing to partner with Jambo phone company to have their Wallet application pre-installed on the device. I used Coin98 Wallet on iPhone before, and sometimes it still lags and freezes, so I don't know how inconvenient it will be on a $100 phone.

We don't know yet if there will be any NFTs on this phone, everything has to wait for these projects to be announced, but I think there will be to attract buyers. If there is no NFT, investing in this kind of cheap smartphone will be considered a waste. It would be better if they just seriously partnered with Samsung or Xiaomi to pre-install the application on it, users who buy the device can activate it to use or not. Now users are encouraged to buy an additional cheap device that they will not use much, which is a waste of money and creates more technological waste.

[robelneo]

I first encountered this in our local community, the benefit of having this kind of phone is you are going to get exclusive airdrops from the manufacturer of the phone one of which is Solana.

This is a new trend that is very similar to the NFT hype, it's still a gamble on the part of the investors if the airdrops that you received turn out to be profitable for those Web3-phones.

I think this is a new trend in the market, developers keep feeding new concepts to investors so if you're a small investor it is hard to keep up with this new concept.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

      -   I'm just not sure if this is the noise I heard here recently about the Solana mobile phone, where the only people who bought it were the people who could afford it or the rich because it's actually not cheap. But at the first event, if I'm not mistaken, it was sold out immediately.

Maybe if I have a lot of money, I will take advantage of it. As long as it can provide a profit opportunity, why not? That's why I didn't avail because I found out it was over. And our time is really different now because of the technology we have.

[Freemind]

Putting aside the issue of quality and limitations in terms of actual value, I consider Sagaphone to be an unexpectedly successful marketing strategy by the Solana team to attract investor attention in the crypto market with a physical product that comes with the opportunity to receive airdrops from new projects in the Solana ecosystem. This makes Solana a standout project and gets it featured in the media, attracting potential investors and spreading a compelling story. In this sense, Sagaphone is as successful as Apple's iPhone

Well, there are many different points of view from which we can approach the launch of Sagaphone. I think that the airdrops that Sagaphone users can receive are nothing more than an excuse to justify the purchase of the device. If the Solana developers had wanted their users to receive airdrops, they could do it in a thousand different ways, but due to coincidences in life and industry, only those who have purchased the smartphone will be able to receive them.

When you say it has been a success like Apple's iPhone, what do you mean?. I haven't seen marketing campaigns like Apple's and I'm sure they haven't sold as many Sagaphone units as Apple has sold iPhones. What I see is a product that I have to pay for to receive airdrops

[bhadz]

I want that phone but I will only buy them once they've got enough reviews that I can rely on. I want a new phone that's going to be used for the long term and with such trends, I am not going to buy it asap and that's why I'll wait for more inquiries and feedback about the phone themselves. I've known someone that has purchased it but it's solely for the thought of the hype that he won't miss a lot of airdrops that can be interconnected by the phone manufacturer.

[KryptoBull]

I want that phone but I will only buy them once they've got enough reviews that I can rely on. I want a new phone that's going to be used for the long term and with such trends, I am not going to buy it asap and that's why I'll wait for more inquiries and feedback about the phone themselves. I've known someone that has purchased it but it's solely for the thought of the hype that he won't miss a lot of airdrops that can be interconnected by the phone manufacturer.

As I have seen from Sagaphone's review, the quality of these phones is average and the security is similar to what is currently available on Android OS. We cannot expect anything more powerful. If you believe that they will bring airdrops, you can buy Chapter 2. Jambophones from Aptos and Ninety Eight do not come with the same expectations.

There are always optimists who believe in good things in this market. I also hope that he will get many rewards from future airdrops, or at least Web3-phone will also help him have more love for this market and earn profits from smart investment strategies.

[Gyrgen]

I think I can just use the phone I already have,
as there have been projects like this but none have been successful,
as you said, a telephone that doesn't have a name lacks trust because it hasn't been proven to work, we should see in the next 1-2 years whether the web 3 telephone project is successful, if it is successful and a well-known cellphone is involved, maybe I will think about buying it, for now I think just using a Samsung is more than enough for me

I think the majority are like you. But those who bought these smartphones didn’t really lose anything. The hardware that costs about the same is worth it, and the costs were paid off due to drops. And it’s an excellent marketing ploy that didn’t leave anyone at a loss.

[KryptoBull]

I think the majority are like you. But those who bought these smartphones didn’t really lose anything. The hardware that costs about the same is worth it, and the costs were paid off due to drops. And it’s an excellent marketing ploy that didn’t leave anyone at a loss.

I think this is only true for Sagaphone when the BONK airdrop has a value equivalent to its price. However, with Chapter 2, I'm not sure if things will repeat themselves because the new memecoins in the Solana ecosystem haven't announced any airdrops for Chapter 2 yet.

With the $100 Jambophone from Aptos and Ninety Eight, we haven't had any announcements about NFTs for buyers, so it's possible that this Jambophone will only have pre-installed applications of crypto projects instead of having any NFTs that bring future benefits to the owner.