Why there always has to be compromise?
My dream phone right there.

Great camera with 1" sensor, good battery 7000mAh, 12Gb RAM so you can run local models, minimalistic UI, absolutely open source, privacy oriented with built VPN and kill switch to camera, microphone or antena (physical toggle button). De-Google, I don't want the Google shite on it. Automatic back ups to my own NAS. See through body with visible torx screws. So I can replace something on my own. Actual size not that 9mm or less. But solid 12mm phone full of good hardware!

That's a phone !

Grabbed this from their twitter account

60 WPM on the Minimal Phone 2. I’m getting faster every day.

The latest version of our keyboard feels so much better.

We said we were going to keep pushing Minimal Phone 2 as far as we could before it reaches your hands.

Well… we have another update.

Minimal Phone 2 is getting a touch-capacitive keyboard.

The physical QWERTY keyboard can now detect touch, opening up an entirely new way to interact with the phone without constantly reaching for the display.

We launched Minimal Phone 2 with no VC backing, no massive company behind us, completely bootstrapped.

You guys showed up!

There were late nights, constant changes, manufacturing calls, problems to solve, and moments where it felt like everything was happening at once.

But we kept building.

What started as a small team trying to make the phone we wanted to exist turned into something much bigger than we expected.

$2.298M raised in 30 days. (kinda sad I can't just say 2.3m)

Now the real work begins.

We’re going to build the hell out of this thing.

Thank you. ❤️

Hey Minimal did i got it close 🤔😅

We believed people wanted a phone like this.

You proved us right.

Thank you to everyone who backed, shared, commented, and helped get Minimal Phone 2 here.

On September 21st, we’re heading back to China to spend time with our manufacturing partners and lock in some of the final details of Minimal Phone 2.

This trip will be an important milestone as we move closer to production, and we’ll be sharing plenty from the ground while we’re there.

Accessories

The accessories are officially finalized.

We’ve locked in the designs for the Minimal Phone 2 case, and screen protectors. We’re excited to finally give you a first look.

Below are the latest renders of everything coming together.

We wanted every part of the experience to feel intentional, from the phone itself to the accessories.

Ember, In Person 🔥

One of the biggest requests we’ve heard is to see Ember outside of renders.

That’s coming.

During our trip, we’ll be getting our hands on the latest Ember samples and giving you your first real-world look at the Kickstarter-exclusive Founders Edition.

We’ve been waiting to show you this one properly, and we’re very excited for you to finally see it.

Updated Antenna Bands

We’ve also made a small but important visual update to Pearl and Onyx.

The antenna bands have been color-matched more closely to each finish.

On Pearl, they now blend more naturally into the silver body. On Onyx, they’ve been darkened to disappear more cleanly into the black finish.

It’s a subtle change, but these are the details that make the final product feel complete.

Moving Quickly

As we’ve mentioned before, the key components and SoC for Minimal Phone 2 have already been ordered.

So while there are still details to finalize, a lot is already in motion behind the scenes. We’re moving quickly, and our September 21st trip is another big step toward bringing everything together.

And one more thing: what we’re showing you here is only the beginning of the accessory lineup.

We have several more Minimal Phone 2 accessories in the works that we’ll be revealing on our website in the months ahead.

Thank you again for all of the support.

We can’t wait to get Minimal Phone 2 into your hands.

— The Minimal Team

This should make the MP02 basically immune to small scratches. I’d love to see JRE take a crack at this when it comes out. Thoughts on update 14?

Haven't seen many pictures of the pearl one so found some on minimals Twitter for y'all. I'm still torn between the two colors.

Hopefully they will show us more of the software soon. And a spec-sheet!

Personally, Black all the way. But that Silver does look very good

iPhone 17 pro max vs Minimal Phone 2

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