If you’re interested in a smartphone designed in Switzerland and “crafted in Germany”, with a “Swiss-built” OS, then the Punkt. MC03 is for you. This device is now shipping, following a pre-order period. You can pick one up from the Punkt. website for €745, in black only.
Before we get to the unique selling points, let’s run through the specs, which are anything but impressive for that price – but you probably expected that. After all, if the specs spoke for themselves, there’d be no need for all the “Sovereign” marketing speak.
The Punkt. MC03 has a 6.67-inch 1080×2436 OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 550-nit peak brightness (which is hopefully a typo on the official website, otherwise it’s LCD-level in this day and age), an in-display fingerprint scanner, a 64MP main camera with autofocus but without OIS, an 8MP fixed-focus (!) ultrawide, a 2MP fixed-focus macro camera, and a 32MP fixed-focus selfie camera.
It’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 SoC, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of expandable storage. The device has dual stereo speakers, dual-SIM and eSIM support, an IP68 certification for dust and water resistance, and a 5,200 mAh removable battery with support for 30W wired and 15W wireless charging.
It runs AphyOS, which is based on the open source Android 15. Punkt. promises to issue three years of “functionality updates” and five years of security updates for the handset. Since you’re not paying for the specs here, what you are paying for is AphyOS and its “Sovereign” marketing.
The company promises “no tracking, profiling, or monetization” of your data, and “no recurring subscription fees” for all of the OS’ features. It’s “built for organizations that cannot afford uncontrolled data exposure”, as it’s “designed to keep sensitive information within controlled boundaries”. There’s a “reinforced hardware and secure software foundation, designed to protect your device and data from tampering, unauthorized access, and physical damage”.
You get email, messaging, calendar, and 5GB cloud storage “integrated into an essential, clear, and more controllable mobile experience”, Threema is pre-installed “for private communication with rigorous data protection”, and Digital Nomad VPN is built-in. There’s also Data Ledger which “makes app-level data use visible, helping you control access and permissions”, and Proton services are available for users “who want to extend their digital environment”. That is a paid subscription though, optional as it may be.