Overview
- The Minimal Company launched a Kickstarter for the Minimal Phone 2 that has exceeded its initial funding goal, with reports citing more than $650,000 raised and other outlets reporting totals above $800,000.
- The design replaces the first phone’s boxy E Ink look with a curved aluminum body and retains an upgraded physical QWERTY keyboard that adds backlighting, remappable shortcuts, and metal dome switches.
- Minimal’s Kickstarter listing discloses a 3.92‑inch 90Hz AMOLED/OLED screen, a MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chipset, 8GB of RAM, up to 512GB storage, 5G, NFC, and a physical mute switch.
- Key purchase information remains unresolved: outlets differ on whether a 3.5mm headphone jack is present, and Minimal has not published a final retail price, full spec sheet, carrier compatibility, or a confirmed ship date.
- The OLED shift responds to user complaints about the original’s E Ink problems such as ghosting and sluggish animations, and pricing will likely decide whether the Phone 2 serves as a primary everyday device or a niche second phone.