The release of the Solana phone has been nearly two years ago, back in early 2024. The hardware cost at that time was $450, but interestingly, just by earning Meme tokens through airdrops within the ecosystem, this amount was basically recouped.

In terms of user activity, if we take the current popular tokens within the ecosystem as an example, assuming their FDV reaches $1 billion, the airdrop earnings for top active users are conservatively estimated to be around $3,000. What does this mean? Users not only get to enjoy the hardware for free but also can directly participate in the full growth cycle of the entire Web3 ecosystem.

Compared to those public fundraising projects with numerous conditions and lock-up periods of a year or more, this model is simply much stronger. On one side is a tangible ecosystem participation experience, and on the other side are real monetary rewards. This is what true practical airdrops look like.