Reflections on "my perfect mobile phone"

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Having spent the last few years slowly ditching iPhone apps (after deleting Twitter in ca. 2019) and trying to be more mindful, finally giving up and downgrading to a feature phone, I have been reflecting on what my perfect mobile phone would be like.

Sharing this here as this seems like a positive community of likeminded people, but also curious where others land. I was, for example, surprised about where a camera ended up: I’m really not sure; it’s nice being able to snap stuff but it also stops me living in the moment, I think.

Whilst not strictly related to a Mudita product, I placed the topic in this category as I’m hoping the successor to the Mudita Pure may tick a lot of these boxes.

Essential:

  • Phone
  • SMS
  • 2G & 4G
  • Global roaming
  • Good signal
  • Reliability
  • Build quality

Important:

  • Signal secure messaging
  • Bluetooth tethering
  • Alarm clock
  • Calendar
  • Calculator
  • Notes

Desired:

  • Maps
  • E-ink display
  • Physical buttons
  • Aesthetically minimalist

Undecided:

  • Camera

Not wanted:

  • Email
  • Browser
  • Video calling
  • WhatsApp
  • Appstore
  • Apps
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Many people feel this way for sure :slight_smile:

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@urszula: Perhaps Mudita may want to query customers in this way. Give us a table of several features, with each feature on its own row, and ask us to check a radio-button for each feature – from Essential to Undesired – as in this mock-up:

FEATURE Essential Important Desired Undecided Undesired
Call x
SMS x
Alarm Clock x
Calendar x
Maps x
E Ink x
Camera x
Video Calling x
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