I love the Punkt MP01, a basic candybar-style cellphone whose few features are polished to perfection. But it has a big drawback: as a 2G device, it’s effectively locked to T-Mobile in the U.S. and coverage is getting patchy. Enter the Punkt MP02, a 4G version with some other interesting upgrades: it’s also a WiFi hotspot, it’s the only non-BlackBerry handset to come with BlackBerry Secure Software, and it runs a customized version of Android, cut to the device’s monochrome and minimalist design requirements.
It’ll be $349 when released, though, so you are certainly paying for your less-is-more.