Despite the similarities, the Minimal Phone is a much different experience than the Kompakt, and I won’t be keeping it.
Out of the box it offers a busier experience that is smartphone-like but cumbersome due to the eInk screen. When using the Mininal Phone I kept thinking, why offer featuresthat don’t align with the intent of the device it in the first place?
The Minimal Phone still presents the user with those familiar click-and-scroll cues, along with notifications and account login prompts. It’s not quiet or calm. It’s bipolar.
I also love my Kompakt! It feels so good to hold and by now, I have all the apps I need on it (sans Social Media and with a hidden browser if I need to look something up in an emergency).
I also noticed that I’m using my phone far less often and if I do, it’s only for things a phone should do: calling and texting. Well, and music and navigation even though those are not strictly phone things. But I love travelling and discovering new places and while I pretty much enjoy just seeing where my walk takes me, I still sometimes need help finding my way back I discovered that I really like Organic Maps for this since I mainly get around on foot (and sometimes public transport) and love using just the directional arrow for that instead of following a suggested route because it feels like a scavenger-hunt mini game
@aerdureth Thanks so much for sharing! We’re really glad to hear you’re enjoying your Kompakt and using it in such a mindful, intentional way. Love the idea of turning navigation into a little scavenger hunt, that’s exactly the kind of experience we hoped to inspire.
Keep on exploring
I am so happy with mine as well. It’s really changed my life and I’ve only had it for a week. The only real problem for me is texting is a bit hard. It takes forever, because sometimes when I type fast, it skips letters, so I have to type slow to get all the characters. And banking apps, which I use all the time to make on-the-go emergency transfers when needed. I’m still figuring out alternative ways to access my bank. Obviously on my desktop. I won’t download banking apps on the Kompakt for security reasons. I’ve still not yet managed to use the maps app really well. I’m so used to Google maps, so it’s a bit clunky and weird having to download a map first etc. I hope I can figure it out. With the weather app I’ve had a lot of issues where it just keeps saying there is no GPS signal. And lastly, I would have loved to be able to download Uber, so if anyone has any suggested apps to sideload for getting around like Uber, that would be great. I really do use it often, but again. I can just take a regular cab, but they’re usually more expensive. Otherwise, I’m really happy with this change. If anyone has suggestions on how to add more space to the phone let me know. I know there’s an SD card slot where the sim card is, right? Is that an SD card slot? If so, that’d be great. I’d love to add much more space to the phone. Anyway, the phone’s design is amazing, it’s really beautiful and well thought out. I really hope that as the months/years go by, there’ll be some really cool updates. I really think this product can only get better and it’s already really nice.
I love mine! I’ve been happy with that decision to cancel another pre-order and get this phone instead. The phone is easy to use and I’m very contended with the good communication on here (Thank you Urszula!) and continued updates to the phone. I’m looking forward to future changes and updates ^^
The appeal, for me, is the experience of un-entangling from all the sticky technology and habits that keep us tracked by the gov’t and big business, and addicted to our tracking devices.
The best case is to use the Mudita as it. This has forced me to re-evaluate the necessity of digital wallets and other convenience apps, and decide that I’d rather do without them all together. No email on my device and no browser either. This is a huge breath of fresh air.
I am also using Molly, do you have any issues with the app crashing when using the camera to attach a picture to a message. I would also be interested if and how you stop Molly running in the background and eating up battery
I discovered that I really like Organic Maps for this since I mainly get around on foot (and sometimes public transport) and love using just the directional arrow for that instead of following a suggested route because it feels like a scavenger-hunt mini game 
