When all you need is just a phone, there's Light Phone
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Meet the anti-smartphone
When notifications and messages ruin our lives, you would have wished for just a simple phone.
Going back to basics, New York based Light Phone has developed a phone that can be used only to make and receive calls.
Going back to basics, New York based Light Phone has developed a phone that can be used only to make and receive calls.
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Credit card-sized phone
The Light Phone, weighing just about 38.5 grams (the iPhone weighs 129 grams), is a credit card-sized mobile phone that, according to its developers, is designed to be used as little as possible.
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Here are the key specs of the phone
By stripping down the common features of a phone, the inventors on their Kickstarter page said: "We aren't creating new technology, we're using the best existing technology in a new way."
Weight: 36.5g
Storage: Up to 10 speed dials
Display: Dot Matrix
Battery: Up to 20 days standby
Sim card: Mini 2G
Connection: GMS 580/900/1800/1900 MHz
Size: 3.4 inches x 2.0 inches
Weight: 36.5g
Storage: Up to 10 speed dials
Display: Dot Matrix
Battery: Up to 20 days standby
Sim card: Mini 2G
Connection: GMS 580/900/1800/1900 MHz
Size: 3.4 inches x 2.0 inches
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A beep here, a vibration there
The phone's dot matrix LED display allows it to use it as a torch in the dark.
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A supplement phone
The phone maker's say it can be paired with another smartphone to use at a backup in situations where power is hard to come by. It could also be used as a first phone for children.
Described as ‘your phone away from phone’, the device assures to help people 'step away' from the distractions offered by smartphones.
Described as ‘your phone away from phone’, the device assures to help people 'step away' from the distractions offered by smartphones.
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Available for pre-order
You can get the phone for $100 (about Rs 7,000) by a pre-order here.
The Light Phone was supposed to start shipping from May, but hit 'few limitations' that caused a delay.
"We've run into a few limitations in our initial user experience goals due to some iOS restrictions," Light Phone said in a statement.
Now that the hurdles are being cleared, the phones will be shipped out of Foxconn's factory in China from November 30.
The Light Phone was supposed to start shipping from May, but hit 'few limitations' that caused a delay.
"We've run into a few limitations in our initial user experience goals due to some iOS restrictions," Light Phone said in a statement.
Now that the hurdles are being cleared, the phones will be shipped out of Foxconn's factory in China from November 30.
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And it comes in black too
A black version of the phone will ship in January, the firm mentioned in their website.