I use nokia lumia 800, OS updates not supported so only factory apps when I feel like not to be disturbed.
I call forward to this phone and keep primary phone switched off.
The Light Phone
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#152I think an Apple Watch with cellular accomplishes a lot of what light phone does. Leave your phone behind and just keep all the social apps off the watch (they’re not really usable anyway). You can still accomplish a lot of what you need from a phone, and pair some AirPods and you have music, podcasts, easy hands free calling
I know this is crazy but one can also just not install social apps on one’s phone, and continue to use all the functions that still provide a great deal of utility without compromises.
You don't really have that choice. Many social apps (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) aren't possible to uninstall unless you use a custom ROM. You can only "disable" the apps.
It's still perfectly possible to just not open them/log in, obviously.
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#153With e-ink I was expecting a very long battery life, so only 1-3 days suggests the radio is still a huge battery drain.
... or the full Android software stack.
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#154ITT: People complaining that a purposefully minimalist phone doesn't have the very specific feature that they want. If the point is to be reachable by a loved one in an emergency and nothing else, this seems like a reasonable option.
>If the point is to be reachable by a loved one in an emergency and nothing else, this seems like a reasonable option.
$350 is not a reasonable option to be reachable by a loved one when a brand new Nokia 3310 is like $60 and can do standby for like 3-4 weeks with a single charge.
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#155Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know this is crazy but one can also just not install social apps on one’s phone, and continue to use all the functions that still provide a great deal of utility without compromises.
You don't really have that choice. Many social apps (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) aren't possible to uninstall unless you use a custom ROM. You can only "disable" the apps. It's still perfectly possible to just not open them/log in, obviously.
Are you sure about that? On an iPhone I can delete three of those apps (just verified). Android doesn’t allow the same?
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#156Do the makers think that there's a sizeable portion of people that hate their iPhones or Galaxies and want to spend $350 on a phone that doesn't do things? Doesn't do social media, doesn't do email, doesn't do news. Most consumers would at this point ask "What's the fucking point?"
Smartphones are popular because people want to do the things that they enable. You probably need to live in some sort of a niche social circle in order to justify $350 just to be able to tell people how your minimalist phone is not able to browse the Internet.
If you just wanted to have a basic phone that doesn't do a lot of things, you could buy a Nokia 3310 for $60. You just don't get to brag about your disconnected way of living since the Nokia 3310 can actually do those things.
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#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple Watch + AirPods is more than the price of a new Apple phone.
Unless you’re buying second-hand, or on contract, this is categorically untrue.
Quick search on Apple store (Canada prices):
Watch series 540mm, sports band, gps + cellular: $659 AirPods and regular charging case: $219 Combo = $878
iPhone 11 = $979
You could pick different models to make either case true (eg. iPhone XR is $799, watch series 3 cellular is $429). But nonetheless watch + AirPods is pretty close to the price of a phone it seems!
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#158My thoughts: 1. Needs a bigger screen so that texting in portrait is possible / texting in landscape allows you to see the convo. 2. Needs data and basic data-driven apps - google maps, spotify. Any apps that aren't addictive and are used every day seem like they should be in any modern phone, even those intended to be minimalist. I "need" things like banking on my phone, as well as email realistically.
Sounds like you aren't the target market. If I hadn't just last week finally deactivated my dumb phone from 2011 and bought a cheap Motorola, I'd seriously consider this. Literally all I want from a phone is the ability to call / text for coordinating near-term meetups with people, and the ability to receive / send calls in emergency situations. Unfortunately, they don't make phones like that anymore. I have my new p…
Sounds like you aren't the target market either, since you want a phone that only does phone calls, text messages and Facebook Messenger, the latter of which the Light Phone does not do ("it'll never have social media!"). Furthermore, it's not even gonna have a better battery life than your jerryrigged phone since it apparently only does about a week on standby due to its tiny battery. And they expect you to pay $350 for this.
Also, I have no fucking idea when you say that "they don't make phones like that anymore", since Nokia still makes the 3310. Costs like 20% of what the Light Phone costs, does phone calls, text messages (and probably Facebook Messenger since it has a Facebook app) and has a 3-4 week standby battery life.
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#159I'd rather buy a Supreme brick than this. All jokes aside, I'd rather buy a Nokia phone than this...
Any Nokia phone is a better purchase than this thing.