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Light Phone III review: Minimalism stretched to the point of frustration


The Light Phone III is a well-designed device that can help you break your smartphone addiction — as long as you can accept the compromises.

That shows up in a variety of ways, from the basic block form factor to the fact that LightOS (based on Android, but you’d never know it) is literally white text on a black background. Pressing it opens the camera app no matter what you’re doing, and you can push it halfway down to activate the center focus point before depressing it all the way to take your picture. There are the usual options for managing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections or updating the software, but it’s a far slimmer menu than you’ll find on an iPhone or Android device.

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