Consumers Swap Smartphones for $300 Light Phones as Screen Time Hits 19 Summer Days
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Updated · WABC-TV · Jul 30
Consumers Swap Smartphones for $300 Light Phones as Screen Time Hits 19 Summer Days
2 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jul 30
Summary
$300-to-$700 Light Phones are drawing consumers who want to cut smartphone distraction, with the company pitching simpler devices as a way to reclaim time and attention.
The phones keep core functions like calls, texts, photos, music and calendars but strip away endless scrolling and user tracking, reflecting founders Joe Hollier and Kai Tang's tool-not-addiction philosophy.
19 days is how much of an average summer people spend on their phones, according to clinical neuropsychologist Heidi Bender, who said heavy use can weaken parent-child bonding, self-esteem and relationships.
April is the target release for the company's latest flip-phone model, as customer notes at its Brooklyn headquarters describe users feeling more present with family and safer while driving.