Light Phone 3

[Stefen_Maxwell]

I hope more thought went into it design than into the 2. I wish it was an e-ink screen as well, but I can see why they didn't. From what I heard, texting was just awful on the 2. I will happily make a review on here when I get it. If it isn't more repairable, I am going to be so disappointed.

I think looking at other phone like that is kinda apples and oranges if the 3 lives up to the hype. A used, massive produced phone compared to a small production, new phone are not easily comparable on price. It is a voting with one's wallet situation. I want to support a company that seems to care about their products and for their continued existence. Hopefully, this isn't copium, but that is an extra thing that I look at. If it fails to meet my expectations, that perhaps it is all just copium, but time will tell.

I am glad that your 21+ is working for you. Have you installed lineagOS on it? What apps do you have on it?

Fair enough. If the phone is good, I 100% support voting with the wallet, I mostly meant from the perspective of an average consumer. Though, I think enough people resent their phones for screen time addictions that it's a pretty sizable market. Seems like a solid product so far, and a decent enough company, but we'll see. The light phones before this one have done decently, after all. And yes, here's hoping for repair ability.

I should look more into alternative OS's for android, but I'm mostly happy with my 21+ for now, keeping the apps minimal to what i need/actually use (camera, bluemail, discord + whatsapp, firefox, chess, pokemon go, banking, etc.). Has been interesting trying different apps (tiktok, snapchat, instagram, popular mobile games, etc.) and seeing how little benefit they actually provide me. Definitely need to look into alternative android distros for my tablet though. Considering I basically only use it for drawing, it's disappointing how laggy it is even though its only a couple years old.

For the average consumer, I also won't get the light phone. It is a big investment for something I might be into. If I didn't already get into this space and dip my toes with a cheap burner phone, then I won't be getting the 3.

In my current progress into dumb phones, that seems like so many apps. What benefit have you seen from those social media apps?

[Catbattle]

For the average consumer, I also won't get the light phone. It is a big investment for something I might be into. If I didn't already get into this space and dip my toes with a cheap burner phone, then I won't be getting the 3.

In my current progress into dumb phones, that seems like so many apps. What benefit have you seen from those social media apps?

Yes, definitely an "enthusiast" dumbphone. Best of luck to them though, seems like very great potential for something interesting.

For the most part, I use whatsapp and discord as replacements for normal texts to save money.

[Stefen_Maxwell]

Yes, definitely an "enthusiast" dumbphone. Best of luck to them though, seems like very great potential for something interesting.

For the most part, I use whatsapp and discord as replacements for normal texts to save money.

Are you outside the US? I have had unlimited texts for some time in the US.

[JINSBEK]

I’m glad it’s an option for people who want it, but I’ve never been interested in any of the Light Phones, ever. E-ink is great, but this thing looks like even more of a depression rectangle than actual depression rectangles. For that price point (and what seems to be still relatively few mechanical parts that can fail, compared to other dumbphones), I’d expect luxury material or a phone that looks like the Batmobile. I can get a Kyocera GzOne for cheaper than that, and that thing does look like the Batmobile.