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Kyocera's Tiny, Minimalist Credit-Card-Sized Cell Phone

Check out the size difference between the KY-01L vs. iPhones

By Rain Noe - October 22, 2018

in Object Culture

Punkt MP 01

When Punkt released their Jasper-Morrison-designed "dumb phone," above, it sold out instantly. The $295 MP 01 only did two things--make phone calls and send text messages--and in 2016 that was an attractive alternative for those seeking respite from smartphone addiction. Two years later, the phone is either still sold out or they've stopped manufacturing them; the "Buy" button on their website is greyed out.

Now another manufacturer, Japan's Kyocera, is rolling out a minimalist phone. While not quite a "dumb" phone (in addition to phone functionality and text messages, there is a browser, calculator and calendar), their new KY-01L is extremely tiny and features a black-and-white ePaper display.

Kyocera KY-01L

A credit card is about 86mm x 54mm, and the 47-gram KY-01L isn't much larger, at just 91mm x 55mm (and a tad thicker at 5.3mm).

Kyocera KY-01L

While Kyocera obviously can't put photos of it next to an iPhone in their marketing materials, we can. So here are some side-by-sides, to give you an idea of how much less space the KY-01L takes up:

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Sadly, Kyocera is planning to roll it out for the Japanese market only.

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Yaowei Tan

5 years ago

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I have owned the following, check out the dates:
NEC N900 , NEC N930, Samsung P300

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Aziz Nawrozie

6 years ago

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I see an uncanny resemblance to the Light Phone...

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