Balance Mobile
Balance Phone
A Galaxy A16 with the distracting parts removed at the OS level. For good.
Shipping Locked-down smartphones
$369
GBP 269 / EUR 289 on Balance's store; a third-party review quotes about $369
- TypeSlab
- SoftwareCustom minimal OS
- Screen6.7" OLED
- Network4G
- Introduced Unknown
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Balance OS on a Samsung Galaxy A16 - installed before shipping, locked at hardware level
- App store
- Curated apps
- Web browser
- Yes
- Yesdumbphones.org lists WhatsApp support; Balance's own line is that messaging apps stay available
- Spotify
- Yesdumbphones.org lists Spotify support; Balance's own line is that music apps stay available
- RCS messaging
- Yesdumbphones.org lists RCS support
Hardware
- Form factor
- Slab (touch)
- Screen
- Samsung Galaxy A16 display
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- Unknown not user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Unknown
Connectivity
- Network
- 4GGalaxy A16 hardware
- VoLTE
- Unknown
- SIM
- Dual SIMDual SIM
- Carriers
- Balance Mobile runs on most US networks including T-Mobile and Mint Mobile; BYO carrier also works
Where to get one
- Regions
- United States, United Kingdom, Europe
- Countries
- US, UK, EU
- Maker
- thebalancephone.com
Notes
128GB/4GB. 50MP rear, 13MP front. Blocks social media, games, gambling, streaming, adult content and dating at OS level; messaging, email, maps, banking, music and travel apps stay fully available. Text-based interface, no icon grid. Restrictions can't be undone by the user. 3-year warranty, 14-day money-back. A Balance Phone Kids variant is also sold.
Sources
- thebalancephone.com
- whatifididnt.com
- thebalancephone.com
- dumbphones.org (North American catalogue; RCS, Spotify and WhatsApp feature filters read from user screenshots, 15 Sep 2026)
Last checked 2026-09-15.Photo: Balance Mobile.
