A new smartphone without social media has been unveiled – Light Phone 3
By ForGeeks Five years after the launch of the Light Phone 2, the developers have unveiled the third model in the series. It replaces the E-Ink screen with an OLED panel, but stays true to its core purpose — to help users with everyday tasks without letting them get distracted by social media.
The Light Phone 2 is the third model in the series.
Light Phone 3 features a monochrome 3.92-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080×1240 pixels. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front and a 50MP main module on the back — the rear. Inside, the device has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor, with 6/128GB of storage.
The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor.
The smartphone has two noise-canceling microphones during calls, stereo speakers, GPS, Bluetooth, Bluetooth, NFC, a fingerprint scanner and an eSIM module with 5G support. The aluminum body (106×71.5×12 mm, 124 g) is IP54 dust- and splash-proof.
Light OS, based on Android, doesn’t allow you to install apps to keep the device from distracting the owner. It has a timer, alarm clock, calculator, audio player, podcast player, hotspot, text-to-speech, navigator, and note-taking software.
Light OS is based on Android and doesn’t allow you to install apps to keep the wearer distracted.
The vendor promises that Light Phone 3 won’t have social networking, email and other newsfeed apps. Video calling and image processing algorithms for the camera are planned to be added in the future.
Addition of video calling and image processing algorithms for the camera is planned.
The device will cost $799 ($71 130 RUB) when it launches in January 2025.
