Does the Mudita Kompakt (Global) work on Vodafone?

Q: Does the Mudita Kompakt (Global) work on Vodafone?

Works with caveats. Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. Vodafone ends 2G for customers in September 2028. It supports 4G Calling, but we haven't found confirmation that it's enabled on Vodafone. 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38).

Last checked 23 Oct 20266 sourcesWorked out from published specs

It works, with caveats.

Works with caveats

Calls and texts can fall back to 2G. Vodafone ends 2G for customers in September 2028. It supports 4G Calling, but we haven't found confirmation that it's enabled on Vodafone. 4G data should work (shared bands: 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38).

Fine for now. The catch is how calls get through: if they ride on 2G or 3G, they stop when Vodafone switches that off.

We worked this out from the phone's published bands and Vodafone's own published network facts (see How we check). Nobody has confirmed it for this exact pairing yet.

Vodafone (Germany)

3G: Switched off in 2021
2G: On until September 2028 (kept for critical IoT only until the end of 2030)

Mudita Kompakt (Global)

2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800
3G: 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
4G bands: FDD 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26; TDD 34, 38–41
4G Calling: yes – Mudita lists VoLTE support; owners on Mudita's forum report it depends on the carrier (works on Play in Poland, not registering on some Orange SIMs).

Other networks in Germany

Telekom Works with caveats
O2 (Telefónica) Works with caveats
1&1 Works with caveats

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How we decide: our method.