Most smartphone makers try to convince you to buy their products by telling you all about the things they can do. Light has taken the opposite approach, but offering minimalist phones under the Light ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Your smartphone is making you crazy. In the past decade, I’ve noticed a ...

The third-gen Light Phone from the eponymous New York-based outfit is here. This one gets a bunch of thoughtful new features to help you stay mostly unplugged, while potentially making it easier to ...

If you’re tempted by the idea of going off-grid—but not too off-grid—then the Light Phone 3 is for you. This phone isn’t for the average smartphone user. It’s for people who want less, not more. Fewer ...

The Lumicard is a new phone light that takes its power wirelessly from your phone. The compact size, similar to a credit card, enable it to easily fit into a wallet or pocket, making it an ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. I traded in my new iPhone 14 Pro Max for a pared-down Light Phone 2, and I was shocked at how much ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. "Dumb phones" are devices with much less functionality than the typical smartphone. However, they ...

Have you been looking for a way to disconnect from social media and app distractions without resorting to a dumb flip-phone of some kind? Well, the upcoming Light Phone III just might be the ticket, ...

Designed to be used “as little as possible” the debut Light Phone was as bare bones as it gets. The 2015 model was solely capable of making and receiving texts and phone calls and could hold only 10 ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...