Minimal Phone 2: The Modern QWERTY Phone
A project in Los Angeles, CA by Minimal Company000days
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A focused 5G Android phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard, OLED display, and software designed to help you do more and scroll less.
Backers: 3415
Average Pledge Per Backer: $673
Funded: $2,297,756 of $100,000
Dates: Aug 10th -> Sep 9th (30 days)
Project By: Minimal Company
Backers: 3415
Average Pledge Per Backer: $673
Funded: $2,297,756 of $100,000
Dates: Aug 10th -> Sep 9th (30 days)
Project By: Minimal Company
$2,297,756
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 9 @ 12:03 -0400 GMT
2297%
of goal
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Latest News
The Next Big Step for Minimal Phone 2 
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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... (Read More)
We just crossed $2M! 🎉
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Seriously, thank you. To every person who backed Minimal Phone 2, shared the campaign, posted about it, told a friend, or simply followed along, we’re incredibly grateful. This started with a simple idea: build a phone that helps you be more... (Read More)
De-Googled or Google-Certified. Your Choice
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Minimal OS, Your WayWe’ve heard from a lot of you who love what we’re building, but want the option to take privacy even further. So we’re making that possible. Minimal Phone 2 will ship with Google services by default, giving you the... (Read More)
Our First In-Depth Minimal Phone 2 Hands-On Is Live
September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
You’ve seen Minimal Phone 2. Now we want to show you what it’s actually like to use. Today, we’re sharing our first official in-depth hands-on video, taking you through the ins and outs of Minimal Phone 2 and Minimal OS. We walk through the... (Read More)
Your Keyboard. Your Language!
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
You’ve been asking for more keyboard layouts, and we listened. Over the past week, we worked with our manufacturer to make it happen without disrupting our production timeline. Minimal Phone 2 will now launch with five physical keyboard layouts:... (Read More)
Stretch Goal Unlocked Early: 12GB RAM!
August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
One of our stretch goals for the campaign was upgrading the Minimal Phone 2 from 8GB to 12GB of RAM once we reached $2 million in pledges. But production timelines don’t always wait for stretch goals. To stay on schedule, we placed our chipset... (Read More)
Ember is getting 16GB of RAM
August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
A quick update to our $2M stretch goal. We originally announced that if we hit $2M, the Ember edition would be upgraded from 512GB to 1TB of storage. After hearing from a lot of you, we’re changing that upgrade: Ember will stay at 512GB of storage... (Read More)
Another Upgrade: The MP2 Keyboard Is Now Touch-Capacitive
August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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... (Read More)
Same size. Bigger battery.
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
After going back and forth with our mechanical engineers, we found a way to make it happen. Minimal Phone 2 is getting a 3,600 mAh battery. We’re moving from 3,000 mAh to 3,600 mAh using an Advanced Silicon-Anode Lithium-Ion Battery. The best part?... (Read More)
Introducing Commands on Minimal Phone 2
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We built Minimal OS around one idea: You should be able to do what you picked up your phone to do, without getting pulled into everything else. Our Minimal OS Intro is now live on YouTube. (Read More)
$2M stretch goal: let’s upgrade every MP2 to 12GB RAM
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update for everyone following the campaign. If we hit $2M, every 8GB Minimal Phone 2 will be upgraded to 12GB LPDDR5X RAM at no extra cost. That includes existing 8GB backers too. We wanted the stretch goals to actually improve the phone... (Read More)
We did it! Minimal Phone 2 is funded in less than 5 minutes!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit our Kickstarter goal. Seriously, thank you. Seeing this many people believe in Minimal Phone 2 and what we’re trying to build means more to us than we can put into words. This is only the beginning. Every pledge from here helps us build more... (Read More)
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