I Bought the BEST Dumb Phone

[@alexp974]

I am looking for a dumb phone, not because I don’t like my smart phone but because I like it too much.

[@coolerking7427]

It's not a dumb phone because it does more than texting and calling. It's minimalist feature phone. I will buy one soon.

[@cbazxy2697]

With technological advancement the standard for dumb phone has gone up. So this is a dumb phone. A phone which only calls and texts nowadays is not a dumb phone its a electronic brick imo.

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

Me too

[@jackcrook4435]

Didnt know there was a dumb phone police out there sorry mate

[@chitanyaaaa]

any affordable/cheap alternative??

[@ethanridge8751]

​@@chitanyaaaayou can find those on KZbin pretty easily

[@coolerking7427]

People say it costs too much money yet they will buy a $1000 dollar Apple Phone. In turn they use your data and track you.

[@JoannaK70]

@Sunny Singh That's a very stupid excuse. Just because it "betters your life" doesn't mean it should be worth 300 dollars. If you TRULY wanted to "better your life" then you would probably buy something like a cheap Nokia phone that has the same functions as the light phone. Not only would you get the same results with that cheap phone, but you would also have saved a lot of money which you might need in the future.

[@daniell20]

​@@JoannaK70Buy it or not. Why you have to complain about the price?

[@in_the_pines]

@@daniell20 Bc it's a rip off... are you THAT dense? She clearly just explained that you can buy maybe even get a FREE old phone from the 2000's than spend $300 on something that does less than a TI-83.

[@ADayInTheLifeofLori]

You are buying into a product from a grass roots company that is responding to the growing phone addiction culture, lack of privacy, incessant product advertisements, etc in smart phones. Some will see it as a valuable and welcome change product and some will not. Neither side is wrong. When I think of the money I’ve thrown at Apple for their products (yet I am now like a mouse on a hamster wheel, scrolling night and day like a dopamine-hit zombie), it is embarrassing. On the other hand, $300 is far less money for a much greater purpose. I want my time and focus back. Some of you can stop excess phone time with willpower. The rest of us need a little assistance. If we could buy a medication that would allow us to improve our focus, sleep better, and possibly be happier, we would willingly pay the $. In other words, you are not paying $300 for the plastic and e-ink, but for the goal of a simpler, more focused life, by using a tool made by a company who believes in our privacy and the value of our time and attention, and is actively upgrading the features and improving the functionality of this unique tool. Early adopters like me (my Light Phone 2 is on preorder) are willing to invest in the product and deal with the growing pains of its current imperfections because we believe in the mission to take back our time, attention and privacy. It would be hard to put a monetary value on that.

[@moredatesmorefiber3526]

e-ink is genius. no blue light.

[@techno_eclipse]

Very true, nice Death Star Delts

[@puzzlick7088]

A dumb phone is like an amish computer

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

If they put a camera, then other people are gonna ask for apps, then they will be tiktoking again. No just let it be.

[@andy2641]

Nah, wanting a camera is normal. Every generation brings around cameras

[@thelthrythquezada8397]

@@andy2641 I feel yah, but if the dd this, then others will want something else.. Soon after adding things back we will end up with a sort of smartphone.

[@jamesvanderbilt201]

i love the fact there’s no camera….that’s the main selling point for me. my biggest pet peeve is my friends always stopping to take photos of everything, photos of their food, posing for photos, etc….the amount of time i’ve wasted standing there trying to take the perfect photo for someone. also, i’ve never looked at old photos except to show people my dog.

[@techno_eclipse]

That is interesting, I don't think I have ever taken a posed photo, or a photo of my food. I normally just snap it in the moment or take a video and move on with my day. I understand what you are saying, posed pictures are very annoying

[@mchjsosde]

Wouldn't they just ask you to take the photo from their phone?🤔

[@unnamedexodus3902]

car accident?

[@CropdusterMiller]

Had it for almost a year. Best investment made in my life ever. Truly shifted my life and perception of usage of things.

[@adammoore9088]

Regarding price, I think the point needs to be made that this is a niche item that is not being produced in huge quantities and probably can't take advantage of the same economies of scale as many other devices. A Kindle has similar tech and is much cheaper. That said, the Kindle is produced in massive quantities. In addition, I suspect that Amazon may even sell them at a loss, then recoup the costs with e-book sales (just my hunch). I think the price is fair for what you're getting. It's a thoughtfully-implemented, "boutique" phone that has a nice, minimalist design language and a proprietary operating system. Something like that takes a lot of R&D to develop from scratch.

[@wesleyfallis5160]

How is the screen for typing? Does it have Bluetooth for headphones? I think the pricing is brilliant, they are the only ones in the space.

[@gregnixon1296]

$300 to intentionally get less of a phone? I can’t get on board with this.

[@dylanmarton7799]

Many people online say the texting feature is really challenging, slow, and doesn't do well with picking up your finger on the letters. Did you experience this issue or do you have any information on that common complaint?

[@michaeldhondt368]

Its really bad voice to text works good though, I ended up returning mine and bought a Punkt mp02 instead texting is many times better on the Punkt but thats all it really does call and text

[@FairplaySid]

I'm currently using my Nokia 515 again and am happy about the good sleep and time I'm gaining. You made a good point about the camera. Have you heard anything about the ghost phone? It would be cool if the people from this operating system would make a version for my Samsung Galaxy S21 u.

[@adam_kyrouac]

So I see that you’re trying to solve the problem of overusing your phone. Why do you need to buy new things that worsen the more critical parts of a smartphone company? Why not just remove/block apps on your existing smartphone? I find that in a lot of areas, a subtractive approach is a lot better than an additive approach.

[@JoseBriones]

This method only works until it doesn't. By changing one's lifestyle and using less things, the changes are more permanent. This has been my experience after 4 years with the LP2

[@shanaesmith112]

@Sunny Singh YUP

[@matthewburress1]

Similar to asking why people would pay a personal trainer when you could just eat less and go for a run everyday. Human psychology and behavioral change isn’t easy. What seems easier- Using willpower to not eat the chips in the cupboard? Or not allowing them in the house in the first place.

[@andy2641]

Telling someone who is addicted to something to just not do it. There has to be a barrier. A barrier that can be removed by just a click (a download) is barely even a barrier that will block even the weakest of media addictions

[@lasagnapepeeno]

Light Phone 2 would have had me if they had more storage for music and maybe an ereader function. I need music for my runs and with just 1gb of storage it ain't worth it for me personally.

[@andy2641]

Yeah need youtube for me personally. Need fortnite and spotify, idk why it doesn’t have those functions

[@fido9745]

Are there any decent competitors? I’m basically looking for a Nokia from 2004.

[@zerokool-2058]

They could have made the phone have a color screen, and have the OS be faster, and a slightly bigger screen.

[@des2knee962]

A dumb phone should be defined based on price as well. If it's beyond a price point it is not worth it

[@Bigboss-tf6fr]

Whats a good alternative to this

[@bjoernschumacher5852]

what i miss is a 1D/2D scanner camera to read barcodes and QR codes and a wallet for QRcodes.

[@paolocruz8392]

This guy doesn't get it.

[@Mrs.ScottSchroeder]

The price is crazy for what it can do but it is nice that you have the necessities and nothing more

[@charlestcrepps]

That’s the whole point…

[@andy2641]

@@charlestcreppsYup, you figured out his point, congrats!

[@bishopcolenso]

Love the e-screen!

[@ciprianadrian21]

It's way too expensive honestly. I just bought a Samsung A14 4G and stripped down all its apps except the ones for messaging and navigation.

[@hopithop]

There should be a online pay function that’s useful

[@bishopcolenso]

Use cash or you will lose it!

[@andy2641]

Credit card

[@dharmikthakker7]

we did not come here to see you. we came to see the phone man 😢

[@techno_eclipse]

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you, I’ve improved and will continue to! Sorry this video wasn’t what you hoped

[@RogueVisionary]

Ok, but WHY is it $300?

[@LifeWithHugo]

maybe its the best dumbphone, but for this price....

[@zerokool-2058]

Should be less than $300.. OS is just too slow for me.

[@cliffp73]

How about just go back to your iPhone and delete everting and just don’t use the features that you’re trying to get away from! You spent $300.00 because you couldn’t control your screen time.

[@techno_eclipse]

You tell an alcoholic to remove the alcohol from his house. Not to “control your drinking.” I think a dumb phone is great for a lot of people, and $300 is a small price to pay for your life. For some people it’s worth it, if you are in control of your phone it’s not necessary!

[@apriandi4319]

hallo, where i can buy it? im live in indonesia

[@eddiexx]

making dumb "funny"(?) remarks and pointless excuses 75% of the entire video instead of displaying and showing off the darn phone...

[@nhuergop]

I would include a camera. But only to allow payment methods.

[@nhuergop]

@@jackdotblue you think it's a bad idea? 🤔

[@kenji4330]

No, no. Its worth asking for likes, sometimes i like a video very much but i just forget to leave the “like”

[@Mr_HRians]

Can i use in India

[@ragoonsgg589]

Bro 2% of the video is the phone. Wtf

[@aaronhuffman8934]

Where can I get an iPhone for $300

[@techno_eclipse]

eBay

[@SwedishFerrari]

its too expensive.. i got the nokia 6300 4g and it has google maps

[@TheBlackSkimmer]

The cost for that phone is being subsidized by the selling of your data.

[@skytheidiott]

​@@TheBlackSkimmeragreed and you can still access the internet, meaning that you can still access all the things that keep people glued to their phones in the first place I cannot begin to describe how many projects I want to do but I habitually put it off because, "eh, I'll just watch some videos before I start". I never start though

[@hamingnu6610]

I mean honestly, I think even though the others have a point in saying "Well, it's cheap because you're selling your data instead" - I think there's still merit to saying that we need a whole load more dumbphones that are at consumer-competitive prices and not just prices that either justify the novelty of a premium phone (despite the lack of features given that it's a dumbphone) or justify the extra fees that should somehow be associated with just having a phone that doesn't do extra shit (which I argue should still be much cheaper than the $200-400 range). Hopefully if more people were in the market for dumbphones like these I think they'd at least sell at enough of a volume to finally start cutting prices down. However for now I guess too many people are going to either have to 'sell their data and get a cheaper phone' or... Unfortunately stick to a smartphone that's somehow cheaper than any of these options. It'd be nice if there were more dumbphones that worked for modern cell carriers without having a "price you have to pay", because ultimately that price is only so high because these are still low-volume selling productions and not because it's "the price you should pay if you don't want to sell your data". Hopefully the volume ticks up in the 2020s so that the prices make more sense.

[@21Harshal1]

thank you

[@Cartastraccia_93]

Hei man, you have to point your s7m in front of your mouth otherwise we listen more reverb of the room instead your direct voice. Hug ❤