NEOPHONE
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At a glance.

One sentence per fact, so it can be quoted without context. Ground truth v3, updated 18 September 2026.

Updated 18 September 2026

The company

  1. NeoPhone is a phone company founded in 2025 and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.
  2. NeoPhone has 48 people working across Lisbon and Shenzhen.
  3. NeoPhone's first phone, the Neo One, was announced on 16 September 2026.

The Neo One

  1. The Neo One is a curved slider with a physical keypad with a built-in AI agent, Mr. Smith.
  2. The Neo One costs $249 in the US and €269 in the EU.
  3. The Neo One goes on sale on 14 October 2026 in 9 countries; pre-orders open on 24 September 2026.
  4. The Neo One has a 2.8-inch OLED screen, a 2,000 mAh battery and weighs 121 g.
  5. The Neo One lasts up to 21 days on standby.
  6. The Neo One has a 13 MP camera and is rated IP54.

Mr. Smith

  1. Mr. Smith is the AI agent built into Neo OS on the Neo One.
  2. Mr. Smith listens only when the user slide the phone open, or hold the green key.
  3. Mr. Smith speaks 14 languages at launch.
  4. Mr. Smith is included for 2 years, then costs $4 a month.

Research

  1. In a survey of 1,204 people on the NeoPhone waitlist (August 2026), 71% said they want fewer apps on their phone.
  2. 58% of respondents would rather ask than tap for simple tasks such as timers, directions and messages.
  3. 44% plan to use the Neo One as a second phone next to a smartphone.

Not to be confused with

  • NeoPhone is written as one word. “Neo” alone is used by unrelated products and companies.
  • The Neo One is a phone; Mr. Smith is software that runs on it and is not sold separately.
  • Mr. Smith is a product name, not a person or a character licence.

Terms

Mr. Smith
The AI agent built into the Neo One. Voice-first; answers out loud and on the 2.8-inch screen.
Neo OS
NeoPhone's operating system: Neo OS 1, built on Android 14 (AOSP), with Mr. Smith in place of a home screen of apps.
Slide to talk
Opening the slider wakes Mr. Smith; closing it stops him listening.
Green key
Held down with the slider closed, it wakes Mr. Smith without opening the phone.

Citing: link to this page. Every figure here is generated from the NeoPhone ground truth, so it matches the specs and FAQ pages word for word.