Leave Your Phone Behind Before I dive into the reasons why a smartwatch is a great "minimalist" phone, we have to address the elephant in the room. None of this works if you still walk around all ...

Jumping to a traditional minimalist phone like the Light Phone might not be viable if you need your email, two-factor authentication, Google Pay, and other essential features within reach.

The Minimalist Light Phone III Adds a Camera Article Comments Mar 27, 2025, 3:03 PM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social The Light Phone III is now available for pre-order.

The Light Phone III eschews the e-paper screen found with the previous models, opting for a sleek black-and-white OLED. It still doesn’t offer any access to social media, the internet or even email.

The minimalist phone features a 3.92-inch OLED display, which is a significant improvement over the E-ink panel on the previous model. The device is priced at $799, but you can pre-order it for ...

Pledges start at $295 for the phone itself, and if all goes to plan it’s set to start shipping in April 2020. Check it out in action in the video below.

The phone was first launched on Kickstarter in 2015, and shipped the first batch of devices to backers in January. Non-backers to the project can now preorder their own for $150.

There's an empty space in my heart for a minimalist phone with only the most basic functions. Bad for my heart, but good for a handful of companies putting out devices aiming to fill it. Punkt's ...