The community responded to SOL (Solana) new Web3 phone by bringing up network disruptions and making comparisons to Apple and Ethereum.
The Solana (SOL) team announced Saga, an Android mobile device that would be released with the project’s most recent stack for Web3 developers, the Solana Mobile Stack, bringing mobile phones to Web3. The community responded to the new information in a variety of ways, from comparing Solana to Apple and Ethereum (ETH) to raising concerns about network disruptions.
Vinny Lingham applauded the decision, referring to it as Web3’s very own “iPhone moment,” and hailed Solana Co-Founder Anatoly Yakovenko for making it happen. David Ticzon, meanwhile, was equally as impressed and dubbed Solana the “Apple of Web3” in a tweet.
Some members of the community also used this occasion to contrast the development of SOL with that of the ETH network. Thesolmane made the observation on Twitter that although Solana unveiled a Web3 phone, Ethereum has not seen any advancement in years.
Nathanweb3 also discussed how Solana is becoming a bigger danger to Ethereum in a Twitter discussion. The Twitter user claims that SOL’s developers are aware of ETH’s inadequacies in terms of user experience. Solana’s team is resolving the problems and making things simpler for common users as a result. As they tweeted:
Many people responded favorably, but some couldn’t help but bring up the problem of Solana’s network disruptions. The network experienced its fifth failure of the year at the beginning of June, which caused SOL’s stock to plummet. As a result, Twitter user Metamaxie questioned why SOL is attempting to build phones when it ought to be concentrating on making its blockchain dependable.
The creator of Cardano (ADA), Charles Hoskinson, has also criticized Solana’s most recent action. The mobile phone may experience performance troubles like the Solana blockchain, according to Hoskinson, who claims that individuals would need to locate seven of their friends in Discord in order to reboot it.
