The Minimal Company
Minimal Phone (MP01)
E Paper screen, physical QWERTY, full Play Store. You supply the willpower.
Shipping Hardware-induced friction
$450 to $599
$449.99 (6GB/128GB); higher tiers listed at $499-$599
- TypeQWERTY
- SoftwareAndroid
- Screen4.3" E Ink
- Network4G
- Introduced 2025
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Android 14 with Minimal Launcher - full Google Play Store
- App store
- Full app store
- Web browser
- Yes
- Yesdumbphones.org lists WhatsApp support
- Spotify
- Yesdumbphones.org lists Spotify support (consistent with full Play Store access)
- RCS messaging
- Yesdumbphones.org lists RCS support
Hardware
- Form factor
- Bar + QWERTY
- Screen
- 4.3" E Paper 600x800, ~230ppi, 4:3
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 3,000 mAh not user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yesplus 15W Qi wireless charging
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Weight
- 165 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 4G4G LTE - no 5G, deliberately
- VoLTE
- Unknown
- SIM
- Dual SIM + microSDDual SIM + microSD
- Carriers
- US: Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T all described as covered
Where to get one
- Regions
- Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Free worldwide shipping from The Minimal Company (Southern California)
Notes
MediaTek MT6769, 6GB LPDDR4X/128GB. 3000mAh. 16MP rear. 35-key physical keyboard with 0.15mm travel plus a dedicated screen-refresh hotkey. Side fingerprint in power button. Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.2, NFC. 142x78x8.6mm, 165g. Colours: Pebble, Onyx, Fusion. Delivery has historically run months behind estimates - check current lead time.
Sources
- minimalcompany.com
- goodereader.com
- goodereader.com
- digitaltrends.com
- dumbphones.org (North American catalogue; RCS, Spotify and WhatsApp feature filters read from user screenshots, 15 Sep 2026)
Last checked 2026-09-15.
