Punkt adds a fondleslab to its lineup of minimalist tech kit, with a very unusual build of Android – and a hefty pricetag. Punkt's MC02: a black slab with black buttons, a black boot screen and black wallpaper – click to enlarge The MC02 is an Android smartphone from Punkt , a boutique Swiss gadget maker which makes attractively minimalist kit. The Register has covered one of its devices before: the minimal, keypad-equipped MP02 phone in 2018.
The first thing to get out of the way is that the new MC02 phone is a premium-priced device: it goes for £599 on Amazon UK, and $699 on Amazon US. This is emphatically not a phone for the price-sensitive..
. but more generally, Punkt is not a brand for those worried about cost. For comparison, its AC02 alarm clock is approximately £150 (or $250).
We will not examine that device's performance or its specifications, partly because that's not the point of Punkt hardware, and partly because it's a clock. We will try to be similarly brief about the MC02's specs, because the hardware is not the point of this product. It is a chunky matt-black textured slab, with a 6.
67 inch 2400×1080 screen and 3.5mm headphone and USB sockets. It has 6GB of RAM, 128GB of flash, and a 5500mAh battery.
It can fast-charge at 33W by cable, or 18W wirelessly. The big battery makes it feel reassuringly hefty in the hand: it's just over 1cm (or 0.4 of an inch) thick and weighs 230g (eight ounces).
Battery life is excellent: in light use, we got about a week fr.