I do understand you with regards to navigation. I’d like to use paper maps more, or even a stand alone GPS device.
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@mnrkr74: I have a Garmin DriveSmart 65 that I use here in the USA. I love that I can update its maps and software every so often in my home via Wi-Fi (which I enable only for the updates). And, I love that I can use an “HD traffic” power-supply cable in my car for real-time traffic alerts – without the privacy invasion of a cellphone data connection!
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I’m with you there. I enjoy using single-use tech. I just wish I could fully use my Garmin watch without requiring Garmin Connect on a phone.
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I use a Garmin GPS on my motorcycle.
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Thanks Urszula 
Actually I never had a mobile, I’m not a huge fan of these kind of gadgets. But I’m planning to buy a first one only for the reason that the government decided to close all the public telephone booths in the country.
So my knowledge about possible features in mobile phones is limited.
With that said, I want to prevent as much as possible any kind of radiation. Related to this, please keep the slider of your 1st gen phone to put it off (off equal to zero radiation and no way to track you), as if I was carrying a stone in my bag.
The other must have is an e-ink screen with a simple, secure and updated OS: they can provide less distractions and more battery power optimization.
The other must have is an easily removable battery and a better battery life (not less than five days to charge it for example some day at the weekend).
And finally, the last must have would be a QWERTY keyboard to write in my mother tongue. A good alternative in the future to the QWERTY would be the first physical e-ink keyboard for a mobile with customizable keys, following the same idea that Nemeio applied to the PC keyboards.
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I tested HERE WeGo on a drive yesterday and discovered that it requires Google Text to Speech (TTS) – or another TTS engine – when one wants spoken directions. Given (a) that I do not want to put anything Google on my de-Googled Google Pixel 4a and (b) that I failed to find a non-Google TTS engine in the AOSP world, I now must say that HERE WeGo is not for me with respect to a useful-for-driving navigation app on a de-Googled phone.
In contrast, I love what Sunbeam Wireless has done with the HERE navigation app on Sunbeam’s Google-apps-free flip phones (such as on my F1 Orchid), as THAT navigation feature DOES include spoken directions.
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@kirkmahoneyphd Google sometimes weirds me out with what they want access to. I wrote about an experience I had back in August on the forum here:
GoogleMaps asked for permission to record audio…
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I am hoping for:
- a simple way to put the phone in airplane mode – with all radios off (cellular; WiFi, if included; Bluetooth, if included);
- a good speaker;
- a 3.5-mm audio jack;
- a corded way to transfer files (e.g., MP3s) between the phone and a computer.
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I agree, all of the above but also:
- A fully functioning MP3 player.
- All of the extras that the Pure came with (meditation, the natural relaxation sounds etc. )
- A good calendar.
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While its often forgoten, I also like good Notes application, easy to type, edit and copy 
I like quick digital notes for various reasons
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^ I used the speech-to-text feature on my Sunbeam Wireless F1 Orchid to speak those two sentences into a new note on my Orchid in about three seconds. Thank you for reminding me how handy a notes app – especially the one that Sunbeam’s speech-to-text feature facilitates – can be!
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I remember when I owned the sunbeam. It’s speech to text is really good. But I found because it was too good it would distract me because it was too easy to just text people all day. My Punkt is triple click which is a pain, but in my use case its great because it keeps me from my texting addiction
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Yes a notes application is essential too, perhaps with a ‘reminder’ functionality.
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Now that I daily or almost daily put my Sunbeam Wireless F1 Orchid flip phone in airplane mode, I have thought more about what I posted here.
Although it takes me three steps to put the Orchid in airplane mode (Flip open the phone. Pull down from the top. Tap the airplane icon.), I must pick up and flip back open the Orchid to see that it is in airplane mode.
If the next Mudita cellphone has a physical slider whose position I could see – to confirm that it is in airplane mode – without touching it (as I believe the Pure has), then that would be more efficient.
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Is there any possibility of the Mudita Type being released independent of the (choice b. “Mudita Compact”)Kompakt?
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HAPPY UPDATE #1: I found in the APKPure app store (an AOSP alternative to the Google Play Store) the eSpeak NG text-to-speech engine, and it enables spoken directions in HERE WeGo!
HAPPY UPDATE #2: Per the HERE WeGo page – www.here.com/products/wego – HERE WeGo does have a “HERE Traffic” option. You simply must put the app in online mode (vs. offline mode, which uses no cellular data).
So, HERE WeGo can work as a useful-for-driving navigation app on an AOSP-based phone, such as the Mudita Kompakt. Sweet!
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Just a small remark: some network operators no longer support MMS
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After spending time reading these responses, I realized Mudita didn’t consider any of the feedback. Seems like most people wanted a Pure type phone or something with a keyboard, but then Mudita comes out with an eInk smartphone.
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