More money, less stress: Meet the $329 Punkt MP01 dumbphone


A Swiss company has made a phone that will allow you to make calls and respond to texts.

And it is hard to believe in this day and age, when smartphones are on the verge of taking over our daily lives. Continuous notifications, social media, and of course a call every now and then mean most of us are hooked to our phones for a major part of the day.

That’s exactly what this Swiss company is banking on. Punkt have released the MP01 ‘dumbphone’, which will act as a catalyst in reducing stress from your daily life.

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In more ways than one, owning a Punkt MP01 is like owning a good old black-and-white Nokia phone… minus the fact that the MP001 costs quite a bit more at $329 (£219).

Makers of the phone call it ‘a mobile phone for smart communicators’. If nothing else, it is smart marketing for sure.

Besides being able to make calls and respond to texts, you will also be spoilt with features such as a calendar, alarm, Bluetooth, and more on this $329 phone.

So, who’s getting one of these? Or would you rather spend your $329 on something like a OnePlus 2, which incidentally is the exact same price (but with a little more under the hood)?

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36 Comments

  1. pa5t1s
    October 6, 2015

    LOL! No, I won’t buy this one, even drunk…

    • King
      October 6, 2015

      Drunkt… you mean? 😛

  2. October 6, 2015

    One+2 has a “LITTLE” more under the hood compared to this? You are comparing bicycle to Ferrari FXX K.

    I wont buy this one … not even in my dreams.

    • October 6, 2015

      It’s called sarcasm 😉

      • mf1gt3r
        October 6, 2015

        My favourite in gizchina crew is back. Welcome back Yash.

        • October 6, 2015

          Haha thank you, great to be back!

  3. mf1gt3r
    October 6, 2015

    Even a blind man will reject this offer. Maybe they meant $32.9.

  4. Alexis T
    October 6, 2015

    I was waiting for Oppo Find 9… what a fool.
    I’ll buy this phone tomorrow and stop waiting for future when past is already here.

    • Yeti hand
      October 6, 2015

      Ahahhahahahaha

  5. Freeje
    October 6, 2015

    Punkt fools!

  6. iKosh
    October 6, 2015

    Does it have a calculator?

  7. pa5t1s
    October 6, 2015

    LOL! No, I won’t buy this one, even drunk…

    • King
      October 6, 2015

      Drunkt… you mean? 😛

  8. Michael Ogbonnaya
    October 6, 2015

    One+2 has a “LITTLE” more under the hood compared to this? You are comparing bicycle to Ferrari FXX K.

    I wont buy this one … not even in my dreams.

    • Yash Garg
      October 6, 2015

      It’s called sarcasm 😉

    • mf1gt3r
      October 6, 2015

      My favourite in gizchina crew is back. Welcome back Yash.

    • Yash Garg
      October 6, 2015

      Haha thank you, great to be back!

  9. mf1gt3r
    October 6, 2015

    Even a blind man will reject this offer. Maybe they meant $32.9.

  10. Big O
    October 6, 2015

    Punkt. Good name. Anyone who buys this phone for that price will definitely be getting punked.

  11. NextHype
    October 6, 2015

    I was waiting for Oppo Find 9… what a fool.
    I’ll buy this phone tomorrow and stop waiting for future when past is already here.

    • Yeti hand
      October 6, 2015

      Ahahhahahahaha

  12. Guest
    October 6, 2015

    Punkt fools!

  13. October 6, 2015

    $329?? o.O … it is made of Moonrock?

  14. bro-reac
    October 6, 2015

    Damn that calculator has phonish buttons; Does it have calling functionality?
    LOL – meet the ugly duckling.
    Won’t buy it even for it ugliness

  15. iKosh
    October 6, 2015

    Does it have a calculator?

  16. October 6, 2015

    Does it come with a flat TV as a gift?

  17. Muhammad Yasir
    October 6, 2015

    WOT THE FOCK !

  18. Big O
    October 6, 2015

    Punkt. Good name. Anyone who buys this phone for that price will definitely be getting punked.

  19. 10basetom
    October 6, 2015

    $329?? o.O … it is made of Moonrock?

  20. bro-reac
    October 6, 2015

    Damn that calculator has phonish buttons; Does it have calling functionality?
    LOL – meet the ugly duckling.
    Won’t buy it even for it ugliness

  21. ReinoldFZ .
    October 6, 2015

    Does it come with a flat TV as a gift?

  22. Guest
    October 6, 2015

    WOT THE FOCK !

  23. Xiaolu
    October 6, 2015

    Yao Ming approves 😉

  24. Xiaolu
    October 7, 2015

    Yao Ming approves 😉

  25. Sadiq Musa
    October 7, 2015

    The name truly represents…. Anyone who buys this gets ‘punked”

  26. Sadiq Musa
    October 7, 2015

    The name truly represents…. Anyone who buys this gets ‘punked”