Hi Mudita team,
I have been following you for a while and the sneak peaks for the Mudita Kompakt are unfortunately disappointing to me, so I decided to post the following message to know if I should still wait or give up.
After being an iPhone user for decades, I switched, a year ago, to a Nokia Though 800 which I like but is still not fulfilling all my basic phone needs.
I am an IT guy in search for a phone that :
- minimizes addictions (NOMOphobia, FOMO, Control freak, candy colors, dopamine engineered apps…),
- gives a really damn good battery autonomy and
- has an open source OS (and is therefore not GAFAM oriented!)
For me, the two major ways to achieve these are a not too big e-ink black and white display and a degooglized android OS.
I want a phone that doesn’t need to be charged every day but more likely every week or even less often than that.
I think that a not too big e-ink B&W display is the best way to prevent addiction and enhance battery autonomy. Black and white is not eye-catching at all and low display refresh rate makes it even more unattractive while not preventing to do absolutely needed tasks.
Your sneak peaks are focusing on interface design which, IMHO, is not the most important point (not saying that is a nice have). I don’t care that much if my phone has an ugly interface (it might even make me willing to stay more away from it !).
I care about not charging it so often, not being addicted to my phone and I also care about not being completely banned-off my people network apps. Even if I don’t like an app, I should be able to install it. In my case, many people I interact with are still using Whatsapp. I hate Whatsapp but I don’t wan’t to impose my radicalism to all my friends. So, I would like to be able to install what I need.
Other apps that I really need are banking apps, some transportation apps and GPX compatible map apps.
I don’t think that Mudita should choose which apps are good for people but just make a phone that enhances freedom, lowers addictions and gives way better autonomy without deciding what is important to everyone.
Please, give us more information about what you are preparing with Mudita Kompakt. Which OS underneath ? Ability to use f-droid ? I am really tempted to give waiting and buying an /e/os fairphone…