
Its sleek elegance is matched by top-quality materials, producing a phone that provides a concrete reminder of why the physical world is the world that matters even before it is switched on.įollowing on from the MP02’s success with both reviewers and consumers, Punkt. It’s not just a thin-as-possible pixel platform it’s a solid, comfortable piece of equipment that is easy to pick up, feels great in the hand, and is never, ever going to bend. The MP02 offers an alternative to mass-produced, old-tech handsets.
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Having that larger screen is a major upgrade over any smartphone, and a tablet does not have the same ‘pester power’.

Alternatively, many MP02 owners use it as their sole phone and combine it with a mini-tablet as required, via the MP02’s hotspot. The MP02 can be used as a second phone as a way to get some ‘digital downtime’ – everything else is left behind for a while. And as a voicephone, it shifts emphasis to spoken communication: often more efficient, and always more personal. It does not pester its owner for attention or access to an electricity supply. MP02 mobile phone, first launched in 2018, is designed to help ensure our tech works for us, not the other way around. ‘The blue contrasts the formality of the black version with a more relaxed off duty look’, says Jasper Morrison, art director and designer of Punkt. A light blue option is now complementing the new generation black MP02. Changes to the weight and volume of the packaging have reduced the transportation CO2 footprint by 40% switching to selling the charging unit separately means less e-waste. Software and hardware changes brought subtle improvements, including a snappier response to user input. Punkt., the Swiss, design-led consumer technology company, launched the MP02 New Generation last winter in black, adding to the original MP02 multi-band capacity for coverage worldwide.
