Light Phone 3, the minimalist mobile for those who want to disconnect almost completely

Designing a mobile phone for those who have had enough of mobile phones is not easy. Light has learned some lessons, which she has applied to her third generation of “dumb” phones.

Many people have ended up fed up with the mountain of notifications, messages, notices and, ultimately, the slavery of checking their cell phone every two minutes. The solution is a “dumb” cell phone that only serves to call and send messages. For many people, that is too radical. The Light Phone 3 tries to find a middle ground.

Since the Light company launched its The Light Phone 2, the mobile to disconnect from the mobile, for five years now, has been working with its users to try to figure out what it lacks, and what it has left over. The Light Phone 2 is a dumb phonea phone with an e-ink screen that is basically only good for call and exchange messages.

Light has discovered that users cannot tolerate the low refresh rate of the e-ink screen, or the absence of a camera. Also, there are no essential apps, such as Google Maps, music, podcasts, etc. That’s why has made important changes to the Light Phone 3which has just been presented.

Light Phone 3, a mobile phone without stress or notifications

Light Phone 3 will not be a “dumb” phone, but a mobile that embraces apps, but hates notifications and rush.

For the first time integrates an 8 Mpx front camera and a 50 Mpx rear camera. But you cannot edit photos, or share them. They are just to capture the moment, like an old camera (it even has a shutter button), or for things that are essential today, like video calls or reading QR codes.

The same happens with apps that users consider essential, such as Google Maps, messaging, Spotify, and some others. Light Phone 3 will include them, but eliminating all advertising, notifications, alerts, or the sharing function. The Maps application is for creating routes, and the music application is for listening to it. And that’s it.

Light has also removed the e-ink screen, replacing it with a 3.92-inch FHD OLED display, in black and white.

Other important news are the possibility of changing the battery, so that the mobile lasts a lifetime, and a flashlight that is activated with a side button. It also has a fingerprint reader.

It uses the Qualcomm SM 4450 processor, with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. It recharges via USB Type C, and has GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC, to make payments from your mobile phone.

As we see, Light Phone 3 is no longer a dumb phone, but it still maintains its main function: isolate ourselves from continuous notifications, noticesand home screens with dozens of apps waiting to be used.

Light Phone 3 can be reserved in his web pageAt a price of $399. When it goes on sale, it will cost $799. It is not as radical a proposal as its predecessor, but it certainly seems much more realistic.

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