Tech YouTuber says ‘Bust of the Year’ Solana Saga 'a horrible idea'
One of YouTube’s biggest tech reviewers has heaped criticism on Solana ’s Saga Crypto phone, taking aim at the device’s “weak” camera, display, and battery. Marques Brownlee, who boasts 18 million YouTube subscribers and more than 6 million followers on X (formerly Twitter), included the Saga in his 2023 ‘Smartphone Awards,’ naming the device ‘Bust of the Year.’ The end-of-year round-up features some of the biggest names in the smartphone industry, with gongs being handed out to household names such as Samsung, Apple, and Asus, alongside slightly more niche brands such as Honor, OnePlus, and the Nothing Phone. However, while rival handsets celebrated accolades in categories including ‘Best Big Phone,’ ‘Best Camera,’ and ‘Most Improved,’ Solana ’s controversial gizmo was given a resounding ‘thumbs down.’ In handing over “the award you never want to give,” Brownlee began by saying, “It is actually genuinely hard now to get a bad phone. Most phones, no matter what price point you’r...