Mudita
Mudita Pure
The E Ink keypad phone that came before the Kompakt. Secondhand only.
Secondhand Cold turkey devices
$250 to $369
Kickstarter backers paid $221 to $295 and Mudita's stated retail price after launch was $369. It is out of production now: Mudita's outlet lists used units at $263.49 against a $309.99 reference price, and owner resales in Europe have run around EUR 250.
- TypeKeypad bar
- SoftwareCustom minimal OS
- Screen2.84" E-ink / e-paper
- Network2G / 3G / 4G
- Introduced 2021
Software and apps
- Operating system
- MuditaOS (open source)
- App store
- No app store
- Web browser
- No
- NoMudita answers this one directly in its help centre: there is no mail client.
- Sideloading
- Unknown
- No
- Spotify
- No
- Podcasts
- No
- Apple Music
- No
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- No
- Group texts
- Unknown
- Android Auto
- NoMuditaOS is not Android.
- Maps
- No maps at all
Hardware
- Form factor
- Bar (keypad)
- Screen
- 2.84 inch E Ink, 600x480 at 270 ppi, 16 grays, scratch-resistant and non-touch. You drive it from the keypad. There is a front light you can switch on and dim in settings.
- Camera
- No
- Battery
- 1,600 mAh user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Weight
- 140 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 2G / 3G / 4GGlobal LTE, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM/GPRS/EDGE coverage. No Wi-Fi at all and no mobile data on the phone itself. The only route online is tethering a computer over the cable.
- VoLTE
- Partly
- SIM
- Dual SIMTwo nano-SIM slots, but only one can be active at a time. You pick which one in settings.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- NoNo Wi-Fi at all. The only route online is tethering a computer over the cable.
- Bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, plus LTE. Mudita never published an LTE band list.
- Works on
- T-Mobile
- Carriers
- Unlocked and global by design, but in the US only T-Mobile works. The low-SAR antenna could not pass the extra over-the-air tests AT&T and Verizon require, so neither will certify it, though the phone can still roam on their networks with a foreign SIM.
Where to get one
- Regions
- Europe, Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Shipped from Poland
- Also sold at
- Mudita's own outlet store sells used units; otherwise owner resales on Mudita's forum
Notes
The headline feature was a patented antenna with unusually low radiation, and the certified SAR figures bear that out. Buy with a caution, though: long-running owner reports on Mudita's own forum describe dropped signal, texts failing to send and calls not connecting. Mudita's store does not stock a spare battery for it.
Last updated September 16, 2026.
