The Solana Saga phone has been the talk of the proverbial crypto town this past week, with the craze of Solana and BONK doing the rounds in just about every corner of crypto discussion.

Recent reports indicate that some units have sold for as much as $5,000 on eBay. This was possible because of the hype surrounding BONK, a Solana-based meme token that saw massive gains driven by social media hype and community excitement. To date, BONK is ranked as the third-largest memecoin by market capitalization.

From being on the brink of obscurity when it launched, to reaching unprecedented levels of attention, the Solana Saga has come a long way. But what really makes the Solana Saga stand out? Is it even as decent as a regular smartphone without its web3 features? Let’s look back at how it all began.

The Solana Saga was a “web3 smartphone” project developed by Solana Labs through its Solana Mobile Stack (SMS), an open-source software toolkit for Android enabling native Android web3 apps on Solana. The Solana Saga’s hardware was developed with OSOM, a privacy-focused tech startup.

OSOM might sound unfamiliar, but the people behind it bring serious street credibility from the smartphone design and engineering world. OSOM(Out of Sight, Out of Mind) is headed by Jason Keats, who previously served as a Product Design Engineer at Apple under the guidance of legendary designer Jony Ive.

Keats later joined Essential Products, a now-defunct smartphone startup known for making the Essential Phone. This high-end smartphone stood out for its distinctive design and innovative software capabilities.

OSOM tried to recapture the spirit of the Essential Phone with OV1, which later became the Solana Saga smartphone through a partnership with Solana Mobile.

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