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title: NeoPhone at a glance — facts about the Neo One and Mr. Smith
url: https://owned.mediaautomat.com/evergreen/facts/
updated: 2026-09-18
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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.

**TL;DR**

- NeoPhone (one word) is the company. The Neo One is its first phone. Mr. Smith is the AI agent inside it.
- $249 in the US, €269 in the EU, on sale 14 October 2026.
- NeoPhone is based in Lisbon, Portugal and was founded in 2025.

## The company

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

## The Neo One

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

## Mr. Smith

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

## Research

- In a survey of 1,204 people on the NeoPhone waitlist (August 2026), 71% said they want fewer apps on their phone.
- 58% of respondents would rather ask than tap for simple tasks such as timers, directions and messages.
- 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._