The lack of choice that polarisation has produced irks some people, and those are the customers that Punkt.
are interested in with the MC02.
A conventional smartphone design that uses the MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor and offers 5G comms alongside WiFi.
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To deliver this objective, the Apostrophy OS
comes with its calendar, contacts and mail tools.
Data from these is funnelled over secure VPN pathways to a central storage facility in Switzerland.
In short, you dont.
The asking price is a sobering$749for US customers and 699 for those living in the EU.
Compared to another phone design with the same SoC, the Doogee V30, the cost difference is stark.
MC02: Specs
Punkt.
MC02: design
The whole Punkt.
ethos from its beginnings has been to reduce technology to the bits people genuinely want.
On the back is the Punkt.
This is an illusion since once you start installing apps that arent for Punkt.
doesnt mention phone durability at all in its information.
Therefore, it’s probably inadvisable to get it wet, dusty or drop it.
The warranty period is also only two years, less than weve seen from other phone makers.
Design score: 3/5
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MC02: hardware
This isnt the first phone weve reviewed that uses the Dimensity 900.
One slight disappointment is the screen.
The 60Hz and 400 nits brightness hints that this hardware selection was a cost-driven exercise above all else.
The final element, excluding the cameras well talk about next, is the battery.
In some circles, a 5500mAh battery might be plenty, but its not large by current standards.
And, the phone does support wireless charging even if it isn’t supplied with one.
What might have been good to see in this phone might have been eSIMs, but Punkt.
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MC02: cameras
The Punkt.
MC02 has four cameras:
Curiously, Punkt.
is somewhat tight-lipped about what camera sensors are in this phone.
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Possibly the 64MP OmniVision ov64b40 and 8MP OmniVision ov08d10, but we cant guarantee that.
The snag with 4K video is that it takes up considerable space and Punkt.
decided that 128GB of storage was enough.
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That probably means that getting better than 480p resolution streams from some services isnt possible.
MC02 Camera samples
Punkt.
In fact, if anything, the security model run by this phone may slow it down a little.
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Overall, this phone performs fine, but its hardly anything to write home about.
MC02: Security
Punkt.
Thats another special version of Android that is a private and secure mobileoperating systemwith Android app compatibility.
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What makes this less likely is that Punkt.
That choice undermines many of the original thinking concepts of Punkt.
devices, but for practical reasons.
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Its interesting to note that the first Punkt.
phones promoted the idea of making a phone less distracting and giving it only core functionality.
It would be a much less expensive option, and the battery life is incredible.
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With this money, you could pay for a VPN subscription and have money left over.
Should I buy a Punkt.
It has its own app store that contains very few apps.
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More secure than vanilla Android, but still Android.
you might add a MicroSD card, but that will reduce the phone to a single SIM.
But with a price tag of $400, this is also much cheaper than the Nokia.
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You get a huge 22000mAh battery for the investment, but not the security aspects of the MC02.
Read ourDoogee S100 Pro reviewfor more information.
Read ourLenovo ThinkPhone by Motorola reviewfor more information.
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