The device is missing essentials for any Android smartphone.
These include the following:-
No android Auto
No google Wallet
No real Home Screen
The bugs are very evident with constant white screens being met when trying to us the app drawer.
I have returned the device and have been told it will take up to 2 months for a refund by Amazon. This is disgusting and will lead to me cancelling my account with them. DO NOT BUY THIS DEVICE! DEFINITELY NOT FROM AMAZON!!
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The name Punkt. is taken from the Germanic word for ‘point’ or ‘full stop/period’, and was chosen to symbolise the way the company’s products are built around simplicity, clarity and focus.
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“Today’s world is consumed with technology and I think we are too distracted by it in day-to-day life. I founded Punkt. to offer a viable alternative for those feeling overwhelmed by the advanced technologies that have pervaded modern lifestyles. Punkt. is about using technology to help us adopt good habits for less distracted lives.”
Petter Neby
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| Price | — | -6% £249.17 RRP: £265.83 | £120.00 | £33.32 | -29% £49.99 RRP: £70.82 |
| Delivery | — | — | Get it as soon as Wednesday, Jul 24 | — | — |
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| Sold by | — | Amazon | MANGEL | Amazon | Amazon |
| display size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches | 2.4 inches | 2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| memory capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| model name | MC02 | Nothing Phone (2a) | 6300 4G | TT240 | C02 2/32GB D.Sim - Charcoal |
| operating system | Apostrophy OS | Android 14, Nothing OS 2.5 | KaiOS | KaiOS | Android 12.0 |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB |
| display type | LCD | AMOLED | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| service provider | Unlocked | T Mobile | Simple Mobile | T Mobile | T Mobile |
| battery average life | — | 48 hours | 24 hours | 120 hours | — |
| headphones jack | 3.5 mm | — | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm | — |
| input interface | touch screen | touch screen | buttons, microphone | buttons, keyboard | touch screen |
Product Description
Connect with Apostrophy OS & get access to Apostrophy services:
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The Apostrophy Services includes
5GB of cloud storage for Email, messaging and calendar, Vanadium browser, Data & Carbon Ledger, Digital Nomad VPN, and GMS Wizard.
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The Digital Nomad VPN
The MC02 offers a built-in VPN powered by Apostropy OS, ensuring internet safety privacy anywhere. Safely browse on public wifi, protecting against data theft. Digital Nomad prevents your internet history being sold for profit.
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The Data & Carbon Ledger
The MC02 introduces ethical tech use through its Data & Carbon Ledger powered by Apostrophy OS, providing real-time insights into app safety and environmental impact, empowering users to make informed choices.
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The GMS Wizard
Enjoy both a completely private environment with essential tools from Apostrophy, and a public environment with the apps of your choice but with an added layer of privacy. Your data stays exclusively between you and only the app you are using at the time, ensuring no unwanted data monetisation from third-parties.
Mobile tech for a new world.
Apostrophy
Punkt. partners with Swiss tech company Apostrophy Named ‘Best Software at CES 2024’ from Wired to revolutionize smartphone ownership, ensuring a privacy-centric ecosystem, in compliance with strict data regulations. Punkt. devices cater to users desiring a more intentional relationship with their tech, eliminating unwated data monetization via Apostrophy's prioritizing of personal data sovereignty.
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Punkt. MC02 5G Secure phone, Smartphone with Apostrophy OS, Built-In VPN, Data Privacy and Digital Security, 128 GB Storage, 6 GB RAM, Unlocked – BlackThis is a solidly built phone even if a little plastic feeling. But seems like it'd hold up to a few knocks here and there. It comes very well-packaged and feels like a semi-premium product.The idea of this phone is that all data is encrypted and sent via servers in Switzerland, and keeps any third-party services 'walled off' internally from the rest of the phone. A year subscription is included but after that, you will need to pay to take advantage of the phone security featureHowever, this key selling point of this phone - its super-secure tin-foil-hat level of data protection is also its downfall. As a result of wanting to distance itself from Google (despite being Android-based, despite what the OS name would lead you to believe), it doesn't come installed with the Google Play Store. You can jump through many hoops until you have it installed, but it feels a bit hacker-ish in its process. Without the Google Play Store, it barely feels like a smartphone, which is what almost everyone will be expecting when they buy a phone of this price (£599 at the time of review). Even with Google Play Store installed, you quickly realise that this is a low-mid tier spec phone dressed in a secret-service uniform. It's generally a bit sluggish in day-to-day use. The OS is extremely drab and devoid of all colour (you might even mistake it for a monochrome screen). The camera is appalling given what else is available at this price point.The spec and performance would be fine on a sub-£250 phone, but it's just not acceptable for one that costs more than double that - even with its super-paranoid security features.If you're the kind of person who despises modern technology and is constantly worried about which companies have your data (spoilers - they all already have your data) then this is for you. For the rest of us, I wouldn't bother with this one. Unless it's heavily discounted on sale.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 March 2024
Punkt. MC02 5G Secure phone, Smartphone with Apostrophy OS, Built-In VPN, Data Privacy and Digital Security, 128 GB Storage, 6 GB RAM, Unlocked – Black
This is a solidly built phone even if a little plastic feeling. But seems like it'd hold up to a few knocks here and there. It comes very well-packaged and feels like a semi-premium product.
The idea of this phone is that all data is encrypted and sent via servers in Switzerland, and keeps any third-party services 'walled off' internally from the rest of the phone. A year subscription is included but after that, you will need to pay to take advantage of the phone security feature
However, this key selling point of this phone - its super-secure tin-foil-hat level of data protection is also its downfall. As a result of wanting to distance itself from Google (despite being Android-based, despite what the OS name would lead you to believe), it doesn't come installed with the Google Play Store. You can jump through many hoops until you have it installed, but it feels a bit hacker-ish in its process. Without the Google Play Store, it barely feels like a smartphone, which is what almost everyone will be expecting when they buy a phone of this price (£599 at the time of review). Even with Google Play Store installed, you quickly realise that this is a low-mid tier spec phone dressed in a secret-service uniform. It's generally a bit sluggish in day-to-day use. The OS is extremely drab and devoid of all colour (you might even mistake it for a monochrome screen). The camera is appalling given what else is available at this price point.
The spec and performance would be fine on a sub-£250 phone, but it's just not acceptable for one that costs more than double that - even with its super-paranoid security features.
If you're the kind of person who despises modern technology and is constantly worried about which companies have your data (spoilers - they all already have your data) then this is for you. For the rest of us, I wouldn't bother with this one. Unless it's heavily discounted on sale.
This is a solidly built phone even if a little plastic feeling. But seems like it'd hold up to a few knocks here and there. It comes very well-packaged and feels like a semi-premium product.
The idea of this phone is that all data is encrypted and sent via servers in Switzerland, and keeps any third-party services 'walled off' internally from the rest of the phone. A year subscription is included but after that, you will need to pay to take advantage of the phone security feature
However, this key selling point of this phone - its super-secure tin-foil-hat level of data protection is also its downfall. As a result of wanting to distance itself from Google (despite being Android-based, despite what the OS name would lead you to believe), it doesn't come installed with the Google Play Store. You can jump through many hoops until you have it installed, but it feels a bit hacker-ish in its process. Without the Google Play Store, it barely feels like a smartphone, which is what almost everyone will be expecting when they buy a phone of this price (£599 at the time of review). Even with Google Play Store installed, you quickly realise that this is a low-mid tier spec phone dressed in a secret-service uniform. It's generally a bit sluggish in day-to-day use. The OS is extremely drab and devoid of all colour (you might even mistake it for a monochrome screen). The camera is appalling given what else is available at this price point.
The spec and performance would be fine on a sub-£250 phone, but it's just not acceptable for one that costs more than double that - even with its super-paranoid security features.
If you're the kind of person who despises modern technology and is constantly worried about which companies have your data (spoilers - they all already have your data) then this is for you. For the rest of us, I wouldn't bother with this one. Unless it's heavily discounted on sale.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2024
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reviewer123
privacy focused but at a premium cost while having average hardware
Reviewed in the United States on 20 May 2024
Fabio Catenacci
Ottimo smartphone per i maniaci di privacy..ma poco altro
Reviewed in Italy on 19 April 2024
Ours
Bon téléphone déconnecté
Reviewed in France on 11 April 2024
Ours
Reviewed in France on 11 April 2024
Punkt fait des téléphones dits "déconnecté", respectant votre vie privés et "empêchant" les grosses start up d'avoir accès à vos données (sauf si vous leur donner l'autorisation).
Dans l'ensemble, c'est un bon téléphone, même si l'appareil photo pourrait être un peu mieux niveau qualité au vu du prix affichée.
C'est vraiment autre chose niveau utilisations quotidienne, comparé à un téléphone dit "normal".
En tout cas parie tenu, si vous cherchez un téléphone juste pour téléphoner.
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Landru
Ein Handy mit Zukunft
Reviewed in Germany on 24 March 2024
Landru
Reviewed in Germany on 24 March 2024
Von der Hardware ein sehr gutes Gerät, auf dem Stand der Zeit. Aber dem Hersteller Punkt ging es hier um die Software, welche mit dem neuartigen Betriebssystem Apostrophy OS dem Nutzer ein Höchstmaß an Sicherheit gibt.
Geliefert wird es mit Anleitung und Ladekabel.
Von der Handhabung ist es gängigen Handys recht ähnlich und man kann es auf diese Weise sehr schnell bedienen. Nach dem ersten Einschalten wird man durch die Einrichtung geführt und findet sich auch schnell mit den neuen Apps von Punkt zurecht.
Da das Betriebssystem Android sehr verbreitet ist, gibt es hier auch über die App GMS Wizard die Möglichkeit über Google Play seine gewünschten Android-Apps zu installieren.
Dies empfinde ich derzeit, in der Apostrophy OS noch nicht sehr weit verbreitet ist als sehr hilfreich. So kann man die Vorzüge beider Systeme voll nutzen.
Wer möchte, kann über den Hersteller ein Abonnement abschließen, welches den Nutzer in der Sicherheit und Datenschutz durch weitere Tools deutlich verbessert. Hier ist dann auch ein VPN Zugang enthalten. Das erste Jahr des Abonnements ist bereits im Kaufpreis enthalten. Die weitere Nutzung darüber hinaus liegt derzeit bei 15 Franken monatlich.
Nach meiner bisherigen Übersicht möchte ich zum Abschluss des Abonnements raten, da hier in der Sicherheit der eigenen Daten die besondere Qualität des Betriebssystems steckt und man so dieses neue Handy bestmöglich nutzen kann.
Wie oben schon kurz beschrieben, hat das Handy alles an Bord, was man von einem guten und aktuellen Gerät erwarten kann, dazu gehört u.a. die Nutzung des 5 G Netzes, eine völlig ausreichenden 128 GB Speicher, einen 6 GB Arbeitsspeicher und die Möglichkeit zur Nutzung von 2 SIM-Karten.
Gesamt hat mich das Konzept hinter diesem neuen Handy mit Apostrophy OS wirklich überzeugt. Es bietet echte Sicherheit im täglichen Umgang und auch die eigenen Daten sind bestens geschützt. Für mich auch entscheidend ist der weitere Zugang und Nutzung von Android Apps. Sollte man sich später gegen das Abo entscheiden, hat man natürlich weiterhin Zugang zu der App GMS Wizard und kann seine Apps wie gewohnt nutzen. Hinsichtlich der Hardware erhält man zudem aktuelle sehr gute Technik incl. Kamera geboten. Dieses Handy von Punkt empfehle ich sehr gerne weiter.
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Kyle
A good thought, but the execution wasn't perfect
Reviewed in the United States on 7 May 2024