First Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Phone Is Here And It S Not What You Think

Ever since the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset has been announced, it would be safe to say that we are awaiting the first phone(s) powered by it. It seems like this wait has ended as we finally have ourselves the first Snapdragon 8+Gen 1 phone and it’s from Solana Mobile. Here are the details to know.

Solana Mobile has introduced the Saga smartphone, which is the first Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 phone. It has been developed in partnership with OSOM. It is also revealed that the OSOM’s OV1 smartphone (introduced last year) is now Solana’s Saga phone.

It is backed by a 4,100mAh battery, has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and supports wireless charging. As for the design, it totally looks like OSOM’s OV1 phone featuring an irregular triangle-shaped rear camera hump and a flat-edge design.

The Saga phone will be available in 2023 in the US, Canada, EU, and the UK. The pre-orders have now begun. It is priced at $1,000 (~ Rs 78,300).