[HN Gopher] The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone
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       The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone
        
       Author : keiferski
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-08-14 21:15 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.thelightphone.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.thelightphone.com)
        
       | dogma1138 wrote:
       | "International model doesn't work in the US" eh? So for say
       | someone in Europe that want a phone that works globally what
       | model should they buy?
        
       | MBCook wrote:
       | If it doest have an interest browser or email or any of that
       | other stuff, what makes this a 'smartphone'? It doesn't even have
       | a camera, so you can't call it a cameraphone.
       | 
       | Isn't it a feature phone with a touch screen?
        
       | causality0 wrote:
       | _This does not emit any blue light like traditional backlit
       | screens._
       | 
       | So is that just a straight-up lie or does this phone not have any
       | front-lighting or back-lighting at all? The photos clearly depict
       | the screen showing white and grey, which, in case you failed
       | elementary school science, contain blue light.
        
         | owroomexorcist wrote:
         | > The Light Phone II uses a technology called "electronic
         | paper," also commonly called E-Ink. It was made popular by
         | e-reader devices like the Kindle. The screen is characterized
         | by its low power requirements, high visibility & contrast, and
         | wide viewing angle. When viewing the screen, there is no
         | backlight like you would find on a smartphone.
        
         | websites2023 wrote:
         | Also the blue light thing is bullshit anyway.
        
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