Still The Best Dumbphone in 2024? Light Phone 2 First Impressions & Initial Review

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@DorianDevelops 11 месяцев назад

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@tjmarshLoL 10 месяцев назад

I think it’s awesome that the features are so limited and unattractive. It’s the goal to break the addiction. Great video!

@NatalieBoat111 4 месяца назад

I just wish I could connect to audiobooks or spotify and I would be sold

@Pythonzzz 10 месяцев назад

The part about using your browser for stuff after deleting apps was too relatable 😂. Then after you watch crappy quality RU-vid videos for a while in your browser, you end up downloading the app again. Then you repeat the cycle every couple of months.

@noth606 13 дней назад

Not me, I'm a hybrid. I own a smartphone but only because it is required to do banking in any sort of convenience. I cannot be called or call though. I'm reachable by Telegram or email, so not by random people. But it is an issue with some gubmint stuff and my mom tries to call me at times when she forgets I don't do phone. Then she writes me an email or telegram message to let me know my phone number doesn't work. Yep mom. I know.

@RawrTen 7 месяцев назад

I have a light phone 2, personally love mine. The fact the company continues to update the phones software and add more things as time goes. Not having to worry about it becoming left behind due to the 'latest' device being pumped out every 1-2 years.

@GloomBloomGroove 9 месяцев назад

Mine is in the mail, I’m stoked! After a couple years of thinking about it, I finally pulled the trigger

@Mathias-nq3ni 5 месяцев назад

Are you still using it?

@flatchestisbest 24 дня назад

@Mathias-nq3ni bro never responded, he went dark 😂

@cooleymike1 10 месяцев назад

Hey thanks for the video Dorian, if you could give an update on how maps and navigating with the phone works?

@BrandonLovesGames 10 месяцев назад

How was the light phone service? It’s in the ATT network right?

@s.l.1147 5 месяцев назад

For me the solution was getting a cellular apple watch. No social media, but I can stay in contact with my friends and family if I need it. I still can use my calendar, maps and music and the battery is good enough for one day of use.

@HajnalkaGyurgyovics 4 месяца назад

That's a good point

@vatsalrajchauhan2983 10 месяцев назад

Love your videos

@ary_21 10 месяцев назад

Hey Been following your idealogies for a while Today i landed my first job (internship plus placement) 🎉🎉

@MattPetersen-km2uc 3 месяца назад

@dorian are you still using it? The phone?

@heyyayyo 10 месяцев назад

Hey Dorian! Will you join the U4A Challenge? That would be sooo awesome and great content!

@st1llbleed1ng 10 месяцев назад

i know you don't like t9 keyboard but seeing the struggle I think you might be better off with feature phone of Nokia having wifi, Bluetooth and gps connectivity. Right?

@ch0jin 4 месяца назад

Do you need a data plan with these phones?

@JoseBriones 10 месяцев назад

Let's go!!! Enjoy the Light Phone journey :)

@ari_is_sorry 7 месяцев назад

Heyyyy Jose! Knew I would see you here.

@nothingbutfinearts Месяц назад

i would like to know if that there's some dumb phone with maps and a transportation app like uber cause i think that's kinda hard dont have this nowadays to travel to another city for exemplo

@abdoudjerdi9193 10 месяцев назад

same problem this addiction really consuming huge hours from my day ,in normal day i spend like 8 hours on my phone , this became a huge problem but i think this will be the optimal solution for this .

@kushaljaiswal3301 9 месяцев назад

Bro you look like johnny sins😂

@gingermangaming6790 4 месяца назад

Camera?

@MarkDuarte-wk8ds 2 месяца назад

Does anybody know if this works in Canada? Has anybody on here successfully activated and used a Lite phone in Canada?

@bishopcolenso 9 месяцев назад

Instead of the qwerty board you can always use voice to text - cool!

@CF. 9 месяцев назад

I both love and hate this phone. I love it because it keeps me off my phone and I hate it because it keeps me off my phone. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 😂

@estrophy 9 месяцев назад

I was thinking about to buy an used Nokia E52 for the same reasons.

@DNYLNY 21 день назад

This phone is a good idea. What worked for me was only using an Apple Watch with cellular. It does everything I need but makes it so I don’t use it when I’m bored bc it’s not a fun experience.

@yorusuyasoul69420 18 дней назад

Congrats sins

@ChaoticSatire 4 месяца назад

Me on youtube on my browser after deleting the app

@mirjalol_shamsiddinov 10 месяцев назад

damnn, i missed u so much bro... watching your videos are different. upload smth time to time

@peterw3160 4 месяца назад

If only it had Audible.

@pdmark311 10 месяцев назад

Should not need a login to use

@AmirHamzah_MAHBAR 10 месяцев назад

The design, shape is resemble Nokia Asha 501

@JackTheStrippa 10 месяцев назад

They really should have just made a normal sized phone. Everything else makes sense bar the size. My hands are too big for the phone im certain of that. I have a Note 8 and im always pressing the wrong keys

@coolerking7427 10 месяцев назад

It's not a dumb phone. It's a minimalist phone.

@TheLunablackheart 5 месяцев назад

well, since dumb phone is the opposite of smart phone (aka, having computer features on a phone that is just supposed to be calls and texts), this is by definition, a dumb phone. yes it's minimalist, but it's also not a smart phone due to the lacking of smart phone features. meaning yes it's minimalist, but it is indeed also dumb.

@Spoondota 9 месяцев назад

1st time i saw the thumb nail i thought you are an astronaut, plummer , police, fireman etc.

@tkta69 10 месяцев назад

I heard you could do voice texting…

@mmsuwaid 8 месяцев назад

I like it. I want to buy it but the price is so high for something like this 😢.

@DanielSanchez-oi9et 7 месяцев назад

I´m just waiting for the phone to have coverage in Colombia :(

@Spiritual.Madness 2 месяца назад

Having another type of charging cable feels to cluthered for me.

@pkre707 9 месяцев назад

I just wish it had audible.

@itsjustaname777 5 месяцев назад

Why not just use an iphone and not sign in? I've got an iphone 7 I think, had them since the 3gs, since iphone 4 I've not signed into apple. It texts, takes pictures and occasional browser use for like, the weather or store closing times. Yeah it tracks you still but government can track anything that connects to cell towers and from what I've read, even devices with removed batteries are still tracked using firmware battery powered systems.

@bubblevest1544 3 месяца назад

Do you mean not signing into an ICloud acct?

@HajnalkaGyurgyovics 4 месяца назад

I'm waiting for this to get a litter bigger in size so I can text vertically and that Spotify integration🤞🏻 other than that it's really tempting. Also I'd appreciate taking good pictures as well so i don't have to carry an extra device for taking pictures 🤷🏻‍♀️ i get they want you to live in the moment but let's be real you wanna take a picture of that mountain peak too...

@adeebazadsheriff 4 месяца назад

Looks like you have FOMO

@99MaxRepels 4 месяца назад

So basically just get a smartphone bro

@HajnalkaGyurgyovics 3 месяца назад

@@99MaxRepels nope those are all the best things about a smart phone without all the other pitfalls so not at all the same

@tasmto 10 месяцев назад

Man, it would be so cool if it supported uber, that is like the only other app I really need on a phone

@kimchi-des 10 месяцев назад

i saw a random short where someone just called a phone number to get an uber

@GloomBloomGroove 9 месяцев назад

I think the company is trying to get that collar with Uber

@echoftw 8 месяцев назад

Leave a smartphone with no SIM in your car and hotspot it to the Light phone

@EliW95 8 месяцев назад

i prefer to call them a minimalist phone, as there is nothing 'dumb' about them

@ChaoSTrophicS 7 месяцев назад

Thanks to this review now I’m positive I’m not getting these minimalist phones

@arunk5307 9 месяцев назад

New software??? Having no software is the point here righ ?

@ghostfox7400 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate the video but you didn't show actual use of the phone at all

@collinschoenfelder677 9 месяцев назад

If i ever have a kid im getting them a dumb phone until they can save up enough to buy a smart phone on their own

@artimus7525 10 месяцев назад

I would love to see the ability to tether dumb phones to smartphones. Unfortunately I have the need for a few work related smartphone apps so I would love to just leave my smartphone on my desk while walking around the house with the dumb phone so when I get calls on my smartphone it immediately forwards to my dumb phone.

@smileychess 9 месяцев назад

Could leave the smartphone connected to wifi, and use your phone sim in the Lightphone. Or, using Ting service, add a 2nd line for $7 per month, just for the smartphone. But this starts getting into the "what's the point?" territory.

@chlum6295 6 месяцев назад

use a tablet ?

@JOHNTITOR-kg9zj 2 месяца назад

the ad u did was extremely long omg

@indigomizumi 9 месяцев назад

I'd love to have one of these but sadly they don't work in Canada.

@scottandrews3268 9 месяцев назад

Yes it does, I use one and am on a public mobile plan

@indigomizumi 9 месяцев назад

@@scottandrews3268What provider? I'm with Fido currently.

@mrmeadowsiscool 8 месяцев назад

cool but a point of a smartphone is functionality.

@superiorgolden 6 месяцев назад

Johnny Sins became a tech blogger?

@James_Bowie 21 день назад

I've never owned a smart phone for all the reasons that you list (plus only once a week battery charging!) and have clung to a small Nokia type 'dumb' phone for years. However, I'm being forced off 3G and people insist upon sending me stuff that needs a bigger screen, so looks like I'll be buying a cheap smartphone. BUT I figure I'll get annoyed with it soon enough and buy another dumb phone.

@aimanzainal4802 8 месяцев назад

Johnny sins, subbed. Im looking for a dumbphone!

@christopherkaspar7821 5 месяцев назад

check out Wisephone

@user-kj5pq6zb2u 3 месяца назад

The group messaging problem is realistically apple’s fault with the iMessage bullshit lol

@DrAllerechte 8 месяцев назад

Even though the idea of a phone that increases your productivity sounds really interesting, it nowhere near explains the price. $300 for just a simple E-Ink phone is literally a scam, especially with the few features it provides. If it had a price between $100 - $150, it would be fair, but nothing over that. I don't want to pay for the simplicity.

@dr.stevenpennym.d.3241 6 месяцев назад

Mint Mobile is the best.

@zaiah06_83 18 дней назад

Buy a blackberry classic or passport 🤷🏻‍♂️

@VickiTakacs. 5 месяцев назад

If it tethers it is not a dumbphone.

@usernamesareforidiot 10 месяцев назад

I feel like this swung the pendulum too far the other way. I literally just want a phone that blocks social media, but I still want to be able to listen to music or set up an Amazon Alexa. I'm not paying $300 for a phone that doesn't have the common things like working as a GPS while driving, setting up and using smart home devices, or reading Wikipedia.

@MusicTVComedy 9 месяцев назад

That's why I'm opting for the Jelly Star. I wish it were a tiny bit bigger, but I'll have all the essentials and it's cheaper.

@provisionalhypothesis 8 месяцев назад

So use a regular phone but don't install social media on it

@99MaxRepels 4 месяца назад

But if the option to download is there, people will. That's the whole point, there's a worldwide addiction going around

@usernamesareforidiot 3 месяца назад

@@99MaxRepels Some will, sure. But I think there's a significant amount of people who won't. Just straight up block social media apps and websites, curate useful apps, and let the device allow me to live in modern society without the negative aspects.

@colefox2882 4 месяца назад

Damn Johnny Sins reviewing a phone for a living. Never thought I’d see the day

@icoderdev 10 месяцев назад

❤

@amjit1 8 месяцев назад

Are you Johnny sin?

@gamertechkid1490 10 месяцев назад

Wow an 11 minute video where you never actually use the phone in your hand. What a joke. Well done

@j0hnny_R3db34rd 5 месяцев назад

BOO HOO Micro USB 🤣🤣🤣

@rudiroose1992 9 месяцев назад

Why not by a 20 dollar old blackberry

@illogical001 9 месяцев назад

Because old blackberry’s don’t work anymore? 🤣 I get your point, but blackberry’s is the wrong example to use. They stopped working last year, unless you cracked it previously.

@seanpuello 8 месяцев назад

Seems like the perfect phone for a childs punishment. 👍

@simontsegay7959 7 месяцев назад

300 is too much for the phone. If it was half the price I would have bought 5 minutes after seeing it. There is no way this phone costs as much as 300 smart phone if not the greed

@kevinbothwell8425 10 месяцев назад

The light phone doesn’t work on mint mobile…weird ad for this video 😂

@DorianDevelops 10 месяцев назад

It 100% does work with Mint in the US and I'm using it with Mint Mobile right now! www.thelightphone.com/compatibility-checker

@mlouis7 3 месяца назад

Yeah, but it probably has radation like these smartphones

@soez_strg6166 10 месяцев назад

Why would someone buy a "premium minimalistic" phone.. That doesn't exist lol. Could've just bought an old phone and not try to join this weird trend. Paying $300 for a $10 phone is just insanity for me.

@JoseBriones 10 месяцев назад

As someone who has reviewed plenty of dumbphones, most of those $10 phones end up failing in one area or are frustrating to use. There are definitely alternatives cheaper to the Light Phone 2, but the days of cheap phones are long gone tbh. Also, remember that in the US, we have to use 4G devices and that makes it complicated for a cheap $10 phone.

@NiceLikeJesusX 10 месяцев назад

@@JoseBrionesI’m convinced Jose is the owner of Light phone 2.

@LetFreedomSPK 10 месяцев назад

I agree the Nokia 225 is only $50 paying that amount for a light phone is too expensive

@connorlaurey4647 10 месяцев назад

If the Nokia 225 had a hotspot I would be down 😅 anyone have any suggestions for a phone like these that has a hotspot feature? I'd still like to be able to work or study when I'm out of the house

@francescaknapp 9 месяцев назад

Yes also and don’t have good maps

@Bloated_Tony_Danza 7 месяцев назад

Not to be shallow, but I dont imagine that most beautiful young women would be comfortable giving out their number to a guy who pulls out a 20 year old flip phone. Girls would probably judge you less with a dumb phone like this

@aaron7352 10 месяцев назад

lmao!! 😆

@IndyBuckeye0 6 месяцев назад

But its 2023

@s_u_n_j_a_y 10 месяцев назад

🤣

@ShotByFemto 8 месяцев назад

I get the appeal but why are these $300? I'm guessing it's pretty inexpensive for them to make these and there's no features or anything that would justify that price point. It's greed, they know people are going to be stupid enough to spend that much money on a glorified toddler toy

@DorianDevelops 8 месяцев назад

Agreed! I bought into the hype myself. I made a 30 day update and I DON'T feel that this phone is worth the $300!

@ShotByFemto 8 месяцев назад

@@DorianDevelops I bought the PS5 on launch, I know what it's like to feel that disappointed lol. I just don't get why these are even a thing when companies still make good flip phones and non flip "dumb" phones. Most of those are only like $20-$40 anyways. Even the Kendrick Lamar Light phone just doesn't impress me at that price point. Apologies for rambling lol

@marioalbertosanchezhinojos3548 10 месяцев назад

You are so handsome!

@hdtravel1 Месяц назад

Screen savers are a total waste of money and degrade using a phones screen - skip them

@nicolas-xo3hi 5 месяцев назад

no usb-C for 300 $ ???? its joke.... shame!!!

@hdtravel1 Месяц назад

This is a NO GO due to the old school Micro-USB - hopefully the Light Phone 3 will use USB-C like every other device made - also did not not like your scammy Mint Mobile ad you embedded in your video. BIG THUMBS DOWN dude !!