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Light Phone III (thelightphone.com)
3 points by jmoak3 11 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



I actually really like the look of this.

I've been using a dumbphone for about 6 months, with a back up smartphone for banking etc., that I try to use more like a laptop.

Recently I bought a unihertz jelly star, which is essentially a tiny android phone.

It's great, I can listen to podcasts, music, audiobooks, has a semi decent camera, android pay, but it's difficult to waste time browsing on it, as it is so small.

However I still end up spending more time than I'd like on it, compared to the actual feature phone.

The feature phone had a camera but it was really crap. For audiobooks, podcasts etc. I could just download them onto it, so that was fine.

Not having maps, android pay, etc. could be painful at times.

I really like the look of this phone, a decent camera is really attractive. The site is kind of light on specs. I assume it is still AOSP. It has 5G so I'm guessing it will be able to be used as a Wifi / USB hotspot for other devices.

The discount at 399 USD is tempting, but I'm not sure I can justify buying yet another phone! The full price of 799 seems kinda steep to me.


Love the prompt to "Install Create React App Sample" I get on Android as I scroll down the page.

> noice cancellation

Click "learn more", get presented with a "visitor login" prompt with just a password field.


If you don't want a smartphone, you can get a decent feature phone for about €50. It will probably work better and last longer than this.


I've been using a AGM M8 Flip for months and I love it.


If only it supported Telegram and other messengers.




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