Punkt.
Punkt. MC02 (5G)
A privacy-first Android alternative from Punkt. A smartphone, but a careful one.
Shipping Locked-down smartphones
$499 plus CHF 11.99/mo Apostrophy subscription after the first 12 months, or CHF 9.99/mo billed annually
$499 from Punkt's US store, down from the $749 launch price, with 12 months of Apostrophy included. Renewal after that is CHF 11.99 a month, or CHF 9.99 a month billed annually. Earlier reviews quote CHF 14.99, which Punkt has since cut.
- TypeSlab
- SoftwareAndroid
- Screen6.67" LCD
- Network2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
- Introduced 2023
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Apostrophy OS (AphyOS), based on AOSP 13
- App store
- Partial
- Web browser
- Yes
- Unknown
- Sideloading
- Unknown
- Yes
- Spotify
- Yes
- Podcasts
- Unknown
- Apple Music
- Unknown
- Your own MP3s
- Unknown
- RCS messaging
- No
- Group texts
- Unknown
- Android Auto
- NoApostrophy OS ships without Google Play services.
- Maps
- Unknown
Hardware
- Form factor
- Slab (touch)
- Screen
- 6.67" IPS 2400x1080, 60Hz, 394ppi, up to 400 nits
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 5,500 mAh not user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Weight
- 230 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G2G GSM and 3G WCDMA as well as 4G LTE and 5G sub-6.
- VoLTE
- Yes
- SIM
- Dual SIM + microSDHybrid tray: one nano-SIM slot plus a second that takes either a nano-SIM or a microSD card, so dual SIM and expandable storage are an either/or.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- Yes
- Bands
- 2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | 3G WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8 | 4G FDD-LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/28/30/66/71 | 4G TDD-LTE B38/41/42/48 | 5G sub-6 NR n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/28/41/48/66/71/77/78/79
- Carriers
- Unlocked. Punkt publishes no US carrier compatibility table for the MC02, unlike the MP02, though the band list covers the main US LTE and 5G bands.
Where to get one
- Regions
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Punkt's own store sells to 63 countries: the US and Canada, the UK and most of Europe, plus Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Israel, South Africa and the Gulf states. No Latin America, India or mainland China. Also on Amazon in the US and Europe.
- Amazon
- amazon.comAffiliate link, and a search rather than one listing, because the sellers change. Buying through it pays this site a commission at no extra cost to you.
- Also sold at
- Amazon; shop.techdefenders.com ($399.99 certified refurbished), the partner store behind the refurbished button on Punkt's own MC02 page for the US
Notes
A privacy phone more than a distraction-free one. The subscription is the sticking point: Punkt says that if you cancel it, the Apostrophy services on the phone stop working. Punkt commits to security updates until April 5, 2028.
Last updated September 16, 2026.
