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

• ⁠Apple’s reported ‘HomePad’ may launch as early as October⁠

• ⁠X Money is launching in the US starting today⁠

• ⁠The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with a point to prove⁠

• ⁠Light Phone III review: everything in moderation⁠

• ⁠The high hopes of the low-tech phone⁠

• ⁠There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet⁠

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