{"id":71639,"date":"2024-02-16T19:45:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T23:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=71639"},"modified":"2024-02-16T19:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T23:46:31","slug":"aptos-debuts-99-crypto-smartphone-to-rival-solanas-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/aptos-debuts-99-crypto-smartphone-to-rival-solanas-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Aptos Debuts $99 Crypto Smartphone to Rival Solana’s Saga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Aptos Foundation has partnered with Jambo Technologies to launch a $99 Web3 smartphone dubbed JamboPhone<\/a>, rivaling Solana's Saga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aptos Debuts $99 Crypto Smartphone to Rival Solana's Saga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On February 15, Aptos Foundation<\/a> announced via a blog post that it has partnered with African tech firm Jambo to launch JamboPhone, the competitor to Solana's Saga. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jambo reports that the smartphone, which has a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display and Android 13, is supposedly already available for purchase in many emerging nations, with a starting price of $99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jambo is teaming up with Aptos Foundation to open up access to the world of Web3 across Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America! pic.twitter.com\/wFDrcWVZxV\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/clipPath>\r\n <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>— Jambo (@JamboTechnology) February 15, 2024<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote>

Jambo bills its product as “the best gaming smartphone in its class,” although it resembles the Chinese-made AGM Mobile N1<\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, which costs $85 on Alibaba for purchases of six or more units and has comparable hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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AGM Mobile N1 | Source: Alibaba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

However, the Aptos Foundation emphasized that the JamboPhone is more than simply a gadget, calling it \u201ca bridge to the Aptos ecosystem\u201d because of pre-installed Aptos-specific apps like Petra, a digital wallet<\/a> that works with Aptos. The Aptos Foundation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“By prioritizing accessibility and education, we aim to ensure that the benefits of technological advancement are accessible to all, paving the way for a more connected and empowered global community”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to data from CoinMarketCap, the price of Aptos's cryptocurrency, APT, increased by around 3% after the announcement and is presently trading at $10.6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launching cellphones successfully has shown to be a mutually beneficial approach for cryptocurrency projects looking to increase participation in their ecosystems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, Solana has already opened pre-orders for its upcoming Saga smartphone<\/a>, which is expected to be more reasonably priced than its predecessor and will ship in the first half of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Aptos Foundation has partnered with Jambo Technologies to launch a $99 Web3 smartphone dubbed JamboPhone, rivaling Solana’s Saga. On February 15, Aptos Foundation announced via a blog post that it has partnered with African tech firm Jambo to launch JamboPhone, the competitor to Solana’s Saga. Jambo reports that the smartphone, which has a 6.5-inch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":71642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[8148,17889,275],"class_list":["post-71639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-aptos","tag-smartphone","tag-solana"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/croc_1708125602778.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}