# #deepdive 02: Phantom Wallet

*Let's see how Phantom onboards users into its mobile wallet.*

By [michaelcjoseph's musings](https://writing.michaelcjoseph.com) · 2022-11-11

web3, product, onboarding

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tl;dr
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Phantom is a Solana wallet available as both a mobile app and browser extension. It has a great, clean design that’s quite playful and leans into its brand.

What they do well:

1.  Clean UI with (mostly) clear CTAs where applicable.
    
2.  Very easy to create and secure a new wallet.
    
3.  Primes users in advances of a permissions notification
    
4.  Simple navigation built using common mobile paradigms.
    

What could be improved:

1.  How users on-ramp and actually add SOL to their wallet. This is, more broadly, one of the biggest UX problems in web3 today. Balancing security with ease of use is not a trivial task, but we need to do better as an industry to onboard the next billion users.
    
2.  What a user does after adding SOL. In a few different tabs, the wallet hints at what’s possible, but does not really help the user act on it.
    

Deep Dive
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Below you’ll find annotated screenshots of most of the app with details on what’s working well and what could be improved.

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*Originally published on [michaelcjoseph's musings](https://writing.michaelcjoseph.com/deep-dive-2-phantom-20221111)*