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Light Phone III

by jmoak3 on 6/11/24, 1:45 PM with 5 comments

  • by jcul on 6/11/24, 6:15 PM

    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.

  • by rawling on 6/11/24, 1:47 PM

    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.

  • by uyzstvqs on 6/11/24, 2:19 PM

    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.
  • by pcchristie on 6/11/24, 3:07 PM

    If only it supported Telegram and other messengers.