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Wow, your smile looks bigger than your smile for the LP3 review lol, I never thought I would see the day 
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@minimalist4life I think deep down his SOUL knows that Mudita Kompakt is waaaaaay better than LP3 (and much less expensive) so, as much as Jose thinks he likes LP3, Mudita Kompakt might be winning him over 
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Haha. I think the Mudita Kompakt will be an excellent device for tons of people. There are three things that keep me in Light’s camp with both phones as is:
- Podcasts (Mudita can figure this one out for sure)
- Directions (Sideloading apps would fix this)
- UI (Mudita has a smartphone like UI and I prefer the text based UI)
For the last one I know that it doesn’t make sense for Mudita to have a text based UI only, but that’s actually my favorite thing about the LP2. The Pure will be my work phone soon though
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I would advise against using the PURE as your work phone lol
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There are 2 issues for the KompaKt for me - podcasts and syncing calendar. Both of which I think can be sorted with sideloading
I absolutely adore the industrial design of the LP3, but prefer the software of the KompaKt.
Still got both due to be delivered, so need to decide soon!!!
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I meant Kompakt
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I don’t see why Mudita couldn’t offer this in time perhaps? Really easy on Google-infected Android devices to use a minimal loader (I have sadly not found a way yet on iPhone!), and to be fair the main benefit of text menu options is that they are not dopamine-inducing… the ones on the Kompakt are so minimalist I hope this will be less of an issue. Let’s see!
PS Just re-read your book; I find it a great reminder of where I want to be heading 
Yeah I am a bit surprised that Mudita did not go with a text based app system, not a deal breaker for me but it would be nice if you had the option to do that without having to sideload as I am not going to be sideloading anything when I first get the phone, down the road I may for work trips etc, I like the idea of being able to side load slack maybe even a browser but once I return home from a trip deleting those apps right away
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@Jose_Briones I use the Pure as my house phone. I’m not sure if I would use it for work…but then again…
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Great review as always Jose, it is really nice that the minimalist phone market has gotten to where it has, from when you first started making videos about the original light phone it must be very satisfying for you to see how far the dumb phone movement has come, and as your said this year I think is the best year ever with the options now available in the Kompakt and LP3
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Reading reviews and learning about the various devices with this type of tech is very exciting! People recognize the need to stay connected with friends, family, and work, yet they also want to reclaim the simplicity of what a phone was originally meant to be—a tool for communication, not an endless stream of distractions. The Kompakt perfectly embodies this idea, serving as a device designed for connection while still respecting user privacy.
Many people are seeking to regain control over their private lives, be more present in the world, and escape the cycle of overstimulation, stress, and constant notifications that dominate the experience of a typical smartphone these days.
Whichever devices a person decides to go with, striving for a more productive and joyful life is a pursuit worth embracing.
@Jose_Briones I truly appreciate all that you’re doing to raise awareness and help more people embrace this lifestyle change. Your efforts make a meaningful difference. Thank you! 
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Hi everyone. Australian fan here! Love the look of the phone and your review @Jose_Briones . One commenter observed that because Mudita Kompakt does not use Band 28 (a + b) that means the phone is "almost unusable in Australia”. Is there any merit to this statement? I note the global optimized version has Australian certification so I found this comment strange @urszula can you confirm re technical specs and Australian usage?
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May I ask if you’re using AI to write your comments?
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I’ll admit, I do rely on it from time to time but not for an entire post. It’s embarrassing to admit, but at times when there are a lot of things I want to say, the words get jumbled up in my head and I have to write everything out, sort it out in a word file and organize it to post it and even then, it just doesn’t sound very good… Running it through AI is faster and efficient, but doesn’t really come out sounding genuine. I’ll keep my posts genuine from here on out.
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@frandinavian Welcome to the Mudita Forum We’re glad that you’re here! The Band 28 concern has been voiced quite a lot in this Forum. However, we did test Mudita Kompakt in Australia & it worked with all the 3 major network providers. Additionally, from our testing & published documentation, other bands do work in Australia.
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Honestly, it would be great if other vendors also took effort to make a feasible tool for clean telecommunications experience. I spent a bit of money for several ~$100 dumbphones in the last few years but their OS is either undercooked, glitchy or the audio call quality is crap. And there seems to be no $200 range dumbphones that hopefully would fit in the gap between all those dumbphones/senior phones and quality privacy/mindfulness phones. That’s why I’m giving Mudita a chance this time.
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Same here, spent a good amount of money starting from the bottom of the barrel with dumbphones, to a couple of the transition-style flips running Android. Neither of them fit right with what I was looking for.
For a dumbphone running KaiOS, more RAM even can make a huge difference, as could proper predictive T9 texting. As you said, call quality is a must! I’ve experienced failures in all departments with all of the ones I’ve purchased. But I have a good feeling about this one! The Kompakt should be much more of what people are looking for. The cost and hardware are just what we need in a phone like this, and there’s the ability to sideload what people need. Plus, the screen alone should get peoples’ attention since it’s e-ink and won’t strain the users’ eyes lol 
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Had KaiOS-based bananaphone (Nokia 8110 4G), texting mechanics and no option to add common words to T9 made me hate it and leave it.
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For the amount of hype Nokia built around bringing the Banana back, the performance was pretty underwhelming, which was a real shame. I almost bought one but after I checked out the reviews on it, I passed.
I’d love to see some KaiOS phones that maintain that classic look but with beefier hardware and more intuitive software though.
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