Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
It may look like a BlackBerry from 2017, but the "Minimal Phone" is very much a product of 2025. Its official name is the MP01, and it's the first product from a new company trying to ... minimize ... your dependence on your devices. And (after a few software updates), it might represent the best option for some people to disconnect … without totally divorcing from our modern reality. I'm Michael Fisher and I've spent about a month with the Minimal Phone; join me for the MrMobile review.
[ABOUT MRMOBILE'S MINIMAL PHONE REVIEW]
MrMobile's Minimal Phone Review was produced following five weeks with a Minimal Phone MP01 review sample provided by the Minimal Company. Pre-production sample running pre-release software. Tested on T-Mobile US in New York City, Kingston RI and points between. The device received three software updates or custom packages during the review period.
MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither The Minimal Company nor any other manufacturer provided compensation in exchange for this coverage.
[PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO]
Minimal Phone MP01:
minimalcompany.com/collections/frontpage
[LINKS]
The Internet Used to Be a Place [Sarah Davis Baker]:
youtube.com/watch?v=oYlcUbLAFmw
Art by Joe Esposito [Ozone Art Foundry]:
ozoneartfoundry.com
[CHAPTERS]
00:00 No, it's not a BlackBerry
00:31 The "smart dumbphone" era
01:35 A tool, not a toy
03:57 Buttons are (still) back
05:20 Beset by bugs
07:19 Built by fellow phone nerds
08:09 Let's call it a "diet phone"
11:27 Outro & disclosures
[SOCIALIZE]
facebook.com/themrmobile
instagram.com/themrmobile
instagram.com/captain2phones
threads.net/themrmobile
threads.net/captain2phones
twitter.com/themrmobile
twitter.com/captain2phones
https://bsky.app/profile/captain2phones.bsky.social
https://mrmobile.tech
[DISCLOSURES]
This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details:
futureplc.com/terms-conditions
Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here:
https://mrmobile.tech/ethics
Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here:
https://mrmobile.tech/ethics
#minimalphone #minimal #minimalist #digitaldetox #qwerty #blackberry #android #smartphones #epaper #tech #keyboard
It may look like a BlackBerry from 2017, but the "Minimal Phone" is very much a product of 2025. Its official name is the MP01, and it's the first product from a new company trying to ... minimize ... your dependence on your devices. And (after a few software updates), it might represent the best option for some people to disconnect … without totally divorcing from our modern reality. I'm Michael Fisher and I've spent about a month with the Minimal Phone; join me for the MrMobile review.
[ABOUT MRMOBILE'S MINIMAL PHONE REVIEW]
MrMobile's Minimal Phone Review was produced following five weeks with a Minimal Phone MP01 review sample provided by the Minimal Company. Pre-production sample running pre-release software. Tested on T-Mobile US in New York City, Kingston RI and points between. The device received three software updates or custom packages during the review period.
MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither The Minimal Company nor any other manufacturer provided compensation in exchange for this coverage.
[PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO]
Minimal Phone MP01:
minimalcompany.com/collections/frontpage
[LINKS]
The Internet Used to Be a Place [Sarah Davis Baker]:
youtube.com/watch?v=oYlcUbLAFmw
Art by Joe Esposito [Ozone Art Foundry]:
ozoneartfoundry.com
[CHAPTERS]
00:00 No, it's not a BlackBerry
00:31 The "smart dumbphone" era
01:35 A tool, not a toy
03:57 Buttons are (still) back
05:20 Beset by bugs
07:19 Built by fellow phone nerds
08:09 Let's call it a "diet phone"
11:27 Outro & disclosures
[SOCIALIZE]
facebook.com/themrmobile
instagram.com/themrmobile
instagram.com/captain2phones
threads.net/themrmobile
threads.net/captain2phones
twitter.com/themrmobile
twitter.com/captain2phones
https://bsky.app/profile/captain2phones.bsky.social
https://mrmobile.tech
[DISCLOSURES]
This post may contain affiliate links, which afford Future plc a commission should you make a purchase. This does not affect MrMobile’s editorial content. See Future's disclosure policy for more details:
futureplc.com/terms-conditions
Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here:
https://mrmobile.tech/ethics
Additional information concerning MrMobile’s ethics policy can be found here:
https://mrmobile.tech/ethics
#minimalphone #minimal #minimalist #digitaldetox #qwerty #blackberry #android #smartphones #epaper #tech #keyboard
