Overview
- The Minimal Company has publicly revealed the Minimal Phone 2 and launched a Kickstarter that has raised more than $650,000 from over 1,000 backers.
- The phone replaces the original E Ink screen with a 3.92‑inch 90Hz AMOLED/OLED, adds 5G, and adopts a curved aluminum body with the front camera moved above the display.
- Minimal kept the physical QWERTY keyboard and upgraded it with backlighting, remappable shortcuts, and metal dome switches to improve typing and usability.
- The company’s Kickstarter lists a MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chip, 8GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, NFC, a mute switch and a claimed 3.5mm jack that some reports dispute.
- Key commercial details remain missing for buyers such as final retail price, ship date, carrier and band support, full spec sheet and warranty terms, which will decide if the device can replace a daily phone or serve as a niche second device.