The point of this phone is not to have “a little more” features but to have the fewest amount of necessary features: phone, calendar, gps (coming soon?), etc. The purpose is literally described in the first words you read on the site: “Designed to be used as little as possible “.
You are not forced to use these other features when feature phones have them. And they have all the advantages of this one. Some even have bigger batteries and cost less than a third of this one.
Sorry for the angry sarcasm, I could have expressed that better. I’m having a bit of a bad… year honestly.
My point is that these features, even on feature phones, are often designed to be used as much as possible, ie addictive. The Light Phone is trying to do the opposite, which is a welcome change imo.
Feature phones with a classic keypad and bad T9 implementation are not addictive at all, trust me. And they cost a twentieth (~$15) of what the Light Phone costs. If you need the hotspot feature then just buy an additional 4G hotspot for $50 more. You are still spending only a quarter of the Light Phone price to get the same features and non-features.
You can’t be tempted to use what you don’t have. If you’ve got a problematic relationship with a thing - be it alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, gambling, social media, or whatever - then it’s usually a lot easier to kick the habit by removing the thing from your life entirely, than to keep it in your pocket and constantly have to intercept that habit of taking it out without thinking.
Then just buy a $15 feature phone which do not have social media apps either, + a $50 4G hotspot if you need one. Same features and same non-feature, still a quarter of the price.
I’m so glad you informed me that I don’t have to use features which are designed to addict me! Won’t you please tell all the other millions of people who find themselves addicted to their phones?
