Flip phones are so back

The team at Light has been working on minimalist phones for more than a decade. Its last device had a lot in common with a smartphone, but the newest model, the Light Flip, is something very different. Light CEO Kaiwei Tang explains why Light made a flip phone, how the world's opinion of smartphones is changing, and whether you can cure your tech problems with more tech.

Further reading:

• ⁠Apple launches ‘Upgrade’ program to lease new devices⁠ (theverge.com/tech/971220/apple-upgrade-program…)

• ⁠Apple’s reported ‘HomePad’ may launch as early as October⁠ (theverge.com/tech/971790/apple-homepad-rumor-l…)

• ⁠X Money is launching in the US starting today⁠ (theverge.com/tech/971649/x-money-launch-elon-m…)

• ⁠The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove⁠ (theverge.com/gadgets/968563/light-flip-phone-p…)

• ⁠Light Phone III review: everything in moderation⁠ (theverge.com/2019/9/4/20847717/light-phone-2-m…)

• ⁠The high hopes of the low-tech phone⁠ (theverge.com/2019/9/4/20847717/light-phone-2-m…)

• ⁠There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet⁠ (theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/3/17304466/…)

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