Swiss manufacturer makes 'dumbphone' with 4g support – Tablets and telephones – News
The Swiss Punkt announces the MP02, a telephone with a 2 “LCD that is only suitable for basic functions like calling and texting, but supports 4g.It is the successor of the MP01, which is only on 2G networks.
Under the hood the Punkt MP02 is actually a smartphone, the device has a Snapdragon 210-soc, 2GB ram, 16GB emmc-flash memory and runs on Android 8.1 However, the software has been adapted so that only basic functions are available and the device has a transflective lcd that does not display colors, but is easy to read in the sun because it also reflects light. screen has a resolution of 320×240 pixels.Punkt provides the MP02 with BlackBerry encryption and also new is the possibility to display messages in a thread on the phone. it possible to take notes on the phone, there is a clock with functions such as an alarm clock, alarm and stopwatch present, just like a calculator and an agenda. The device can also be used as a Wii hotspot.
The dimensions of the MP02 are 117x51x14.4mm, the device weighs 100 grams. The housing is made of plastic and the phone is splash proof. There is space for one nanosim card and the battery with a capacity of 1280mAh is according to the manufacturer good for a standby time of twelve days or more than four hours of calling.
Punkt previously released the comparable MP01, which only works on 2g. Some providers are now starting to disable 2G networks, as AT & T did in the US for example. Punkt sells the MP02 for 329.