Ledger has announced Atom, a touchscreen Android device that incorporates a Secure Element running Ledger OS. The device was unveiled at Ledger's Op3n conference in Paris on Thursday.
Ledger positioned the Atom as a "signer" rather than a hardware wallet. The device features a 6.77-inch OLED display, rear camera, 4,000mAh battery, and runs on a Qualcomm Dragonwing chip. It includes a hardware privacy switch that physically cuts power to the camera and microphone.
The Atom runs the Android Open Source Project alongside a Secure Element chip running Ledger OS. For sensitive operations such as signing transactions, the device switches into a Ledger OS-powered "Secure Mode." The display and touch controls are physically isolated from Android, according to the company.
Solana Integration
Solana Mobile named Ledger as its first hardware expansion partner. Solana's Seeker app and Solana dApp Store will come preinstalled on Atom. Seeker combines Solana Mobile's wallet with its dApp Store, which lists more than 1,500 decentralized applications.
According to Solana Mobile, Seeker has handled more than $13 billion in transaction volume and 154 million transactions. The company has sold more than 200,000 devices across Seeker and its earlier Saga phone.
Solana Mobile began opening its software stack to other Android manufacturers in March. Hardware makers that integrate the stack can earn rewards in SKR, the native token of the Solana Mobile ecosystem.
Availability and Security
Reservations for Ledger Atom are open now, though neither company has announced a price or shipping date. The device will only be sold through Ledger's official site.
The Atom will include anti-tampering and tamper-evident features from packaging to the device itself, with mechanisms to help detect whether the enclosure has been opened.
