Minimal Phone 2

nashashmi 20 points 10 comments September 18, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (8 comments)

mrtnmcc

Reminds me of Jobs saying.. the problem with phones these days is the bottom 1/3. Some still disagree.

aetherspawn

Neat. This is pretty close to what I’d be looking for, if I could really afford to pull the trigger on something like this (realistically I can’t - iMessage on laptop is too important for work). If it natively plugged into the Apple ecosystem, now that would be difficult to refuse.

alexjplant

I'm happy that this hardware exists but an easier solution is to quit social media, viciously curate your notifications and apps, and install an ad blocker. My phone only alerts me if somebody calls me, asks me a question specifically in a group chat, or DMs me. I never see any ads or any FOMO nags. Life is pretty good.

mattanimation

Maybe if GrapheneOS ran on it

kerenskiy

I was excited before I saw battery section. 3600 mAh with 27W charging would be a bigger downshift than comfortable from 6000 mAh and 90W charging. I pray for +capacity version

steanne

i really feel like the website for a minimal phone should be at least somewhat viewable without javascript.

panja

I just wish I could get an answer from them on why a brand new phone is missing some pretty important LTE/5G bands in the US

CoolestBeans

I've been looking at this and the Clicks Communicator which should both be out by the end of this year. I'm not really a "dumbphone" person nor am I really a physical keyboard hound. I just want a smaller phone that feels better in the pocket and in the hand. I thought about a Razr but the proportions are a little awkward when opened. Its a little too long.

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