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I feel like this concept has been tried many times. The Light Phone is one example. It seems like a concept people find appealing, but in practice… almost no on

I feel like this concept has been tried many times. The Light Phone is one example. It seems like a concept people find appealing, but in practice… almost no one wants to give up the features their phone already offers. It amounts to a technological regression, regardless of what the webpage says. But, the thing that really got me to type a comment was seeing that this phone uses micro-USB. Why would anyone want that awful connector back in their life? USB-C is cheap and ubiquitous at this point.

slau 3y ago
Well spotted. I’m also unsure why you’d need a 6.5” screen for something that won’t even render a webpage. I’m intrigued, however I’m not sure I understand why the visual side of entertainment is banned (not even a browser, unless I missed it), however Spotify and podcasts are somehow kosher? Why no audiobooks? In Denmark ride sharing is banned, so the inclusion of Lyft and Uber, but no car sharing, public transport or personal mobility apps makes it a non-starter (I’ve used Donkey Republic dozens of times for visiting friends). Finally, 32GB of storage, so let’s make that 30GB usable, 5GB for the OS, 1GB for podcasts… that leaves 24GB for conversations, notes and pictures.
- PrimeMcFly 3y ago
  > Why no audiobooks? They allow mp3s so you could still have audiobooks.
Aeolun 3y ago
> Why would anyone want that awful connector back in their life? I thought the same thing when I saw that. No, never mind. I’m solidly on the way to USB-C only now, and I’m hoping the new iPhone will finally bring it after those rules changes in Europe (not that lightning is bad exactly, but I really enjoy having the same ends on both sides of the cable).