Punkt’s German-made MC03 smartphone comes to the US this spring
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Punkt's MC03 smartphone, assembled in Germany, addresses the MC02's flaws with improved features while maintaining its privacy focus. It launches in the US this spring with a software subscription fee after the first free year.
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Punkt, the Switzerland-based, privacy-focused phone maker, is trying the whole "smartphone" thing again. The MC03 improves on some of the disappointing features of its previous effort, the MC02, while maintaining its security focus. Likewise, its software still comes with a subscription fee: the first year is included free, but it's $12 per month after that. On top of that, the MC03 is Punkt's first phone to be assembled in Europe rather than Asia, making good on its promise from earlier this year.
The MC02, released last year, wasn't exactly a critical darling. Punkt seems to be addressing some of those criticisms with a more modern 6.67-i …