I am looking forward to how the images are viewed - whether there will be a gallery app (ideally not or a cut-down version that lets you view a photo for x seconds), or a desktop mode (like Light Phone 2?), or nothing at all, just a download to pc. I also am keen to hear whether the scroll makes a tactile noise (and its feel, though that cannot be experienced via a video!)
4:01 they way you were blinking there, makes me think you didn't like something about that phone. I want something minimalist but need it to be economical too! I can't make my mind up.
Well Mate I am Team Light all the way I have been using the lp2 for better, I think than two years now. I would ask you to consider the philosophy of diminishing cost. The light co. means for this to be used for years. so if you buy it and keep/maintain it for say 7 years that is 114 dollars per year. As opposed to say an I phone, or android every one and a half, to two years at 1000-1600. Seems kind of like a bit of financial sense to me. Anti planned obsolescence. But you do what you think it right for you. Cheers. and Walk tall, speak strait, embrace truth.
Rumors are going around that they will add Whatsapp and Signal but I can't confirm this. I would like it if they included the option to side load it at least.
LOL! They literally shot themselves in the mouth with this. Amazing, how product managers can mess up the actual product is always fascinating. The whole idea was to NOT use the camera and focus more.
@@TinTownKing Why? Because I'd rather not have a gimmicky gadget in my pocket that has 3000 useless features vs. 15 that I would actually need? Yeah, lock me up.
@@nndczkv but this has just one extra 1 feature - a camera. I guess I was perplexed by your comment - I haven't seen any marketing from them that suggests the point of the camera phone that they're releasing is not to use the camera. More that they want using the camera to be a more deliberate act, and added a dedicated shutter button as part of this. Maybe you mean that Light have diverged from the original ideas for their phones, and it's true! They're evolving the idea for what their products can be, whilst remaining disconnected. Either way, the LP2 will still be available for those that don't want a camera.
@@TinTownKing Ok, this is gonna be a long one. I wouldn't agree that they're evolving it because it just seems they've caved in under pressure and went with the trend. Classic FOMO. Dedicated button? Just... why? And I love keyboard phones btw. A distraction free phone implies no camera, especially when your USP is "distraction free". Besides, for a more deliberate act, you should probably have a better camera no? Seeing how you'd want to capture the details. From a product development side and their entire brand strategy this simply makes no sense whatsoever, total conflict of concepts. People will inevitably bitch about the poor cam quality. And I'm saying that as someone who deals with high level strategy. This is a panic move. Some focus group tested positive for being influencers of minimalism and told them they need tools to make more pumpkin latte selfies while they're reading books in nature. Before you know it there's a dedicated button, other pretentious crap like Podcasts and Notes because you want to be so mindful as you're not able to perform other basic functions. I mean listen to this dreck: "At its core, the Light Phone III is a simple phone with a camera and some optional tools available. All of our tools are built around intentional use." And from a UX/UI standpoint, the list menu really doesn't do well (proven), it's just there to convince you you're a minimalist. I could go on and on but I've already droned on enough. They shit the bed and I foresee this company ending in a few years.
@LauraMalvoyante what do Mega Pixels have to do with picture quality over say 16MP? edit: your video was good, I just think sometimes tech RUclipsrs can confuse consumers into thinking that higher Mega Pixels will mean the camera is better
@@LauraMalvoyante The misunderstanding is easily cleared up when you realize that a 1920x1080 image is only ~2MP. Colour, detail, dynamic range, low light performance... these things are way more important than the resolution of the images. Hitting 50MP only means a bigger file and wasted storage space, because we all know that it will not take advantage of even half of that resolution. Zoom in a bit and I'm sure it will look like a finger painting like most non professional cameras. It's cheaper to get a better image at 16MP than the likely inferior high MP camera made to hit a technical specification that won't even make use of the extra resolution and will come at the cost of image quality. 8k is like 33MP or something... does anybody really want a >8k selfie anyways?
@@omonteso I don't think you understand MP, the iPhone 13Pro has a 12 Megapixel main sensor, do you think the images on the Light Phone 2's 50 Megapixel sensor will take better photos than the iPhone 13?
This is just bad. Battery not even a week while paying 500$ for this. It makes no sense to me why I would want this. This is like the worse equivalent to an e-ink phone...
@@sworatex1683 Most phones don’t have a week battery life. You’re trading that for a normal day battery life, a larger OLED screen which will make texting and the other minimal functions more usable and streamlines the user interface, no lag, a camera which is useful for daily tasks and fun. I think the upgrades are worth the compromise. We all already manage with daily battery life anyway.
I am looking forward to how the images are viewed - whether there will be a gallery app (ideally not or a cut-down version that lets you view a photo for x seconds), or a desktop mode (like Light Phone 2?), or nothing at all, just a download to pc.
I also am keen to hear whether the scroll makes a tactile noise (and its feel, though that cannot be experienced via a video!)
Me too. There are so many questions about the gallery and settings that have popped into my mind after seeing this video.
I think the wheel might still be controlling the brightness when on the camera screen
Do you think the PWM will be present in this OLED display?
This is a good question. It is something to check when the device is being reviewed.
First! Interesting phone, too bad they don't ship it to my country (Malaysia)...
Thats a shame. I had the same issue with the Light Phone 2. Maybe they will expand shipping once it's release 🤔
@@LauraMalvoyante Let's hope so!
NIce video. For your information, Rideshare and whatsapp/signal through beeper will be available in LPIII.
@@kingshukdebnath6848 Really ? That would be huge ! Where did you get that info ?
@ from linkedin post of kaiwei tang, ceo of light.
What's?! This is HUGE news! I am definitely keeping my backing then 😄
@@kingshukdebnath6848 Wow, that's great news ! Thanks.
@@LauraMalvoyanteyes.
4:01 they way you were blinking there, makes me think you didn't like something about that phone. I want something minimalist but need it to be economical too! I can't make my mind up.
Haha. I have backed this phone with my own money so I hope it doesn't disappoint me. Maybe it's a subconscious blink to tell me to get a refund 🤔
@@LauraMalvoyante haha, thanks for the video. I think all of the minimalist people out there are rooting for this one to come through!
Well Mate I am Team Light all the way I have been using the lp2 for better, I think than two years now. I would ask you to consider the philosophy of diminishing cost. The light co. means for this to be used for years. so if you buy it and keep/maintain it for say 7 years that is 114 dollars per year. As opposed to say an I phone, or android every one and a half, to two years at 1000-1600. Seems kind of like a bit of financial sense to me. Anti planned obsolescence. But you do what you think it right for you. Cheers. and Walk tall, speak strait, embrace truth.
Meanwhile I'm here waiting for your pre-launch compairson video between the LP3 and the Kompakt... 🤣😂🤣😂
As soon as I have these devices in hand I will be comparing them ☺️
I only use whatsapp for my family, do you think we could sideload it onto this phone?
Rumors are going around that they will add Whatsapp and Signal but I can't confirm this. I would like it if they included the option to side load it at least.
Through beeper
LOL! They literally shot themselves in the mouth with this. Amazing, how product managers can mess up the actual product is always fascinating. The whole idea was to NOT use the camera and focus more.
you sound crazy right now
@@TinTownKing Why? Because I'd rather not have a gimmicky gadget in my pocket that has 3000 useless features vs. 15 that I would actually need? Yeah, lock me up.
@@nndczkv but this has just one extra 1 feature - a camera. I guess I was perplexed by your comment - I haven't seen any marketing from them that suggests the point of the camera phone that they're releasing is not to use the camera. More that they want using the camera to be a more deliberate act, and added a dedicated shutter button as part of this.
Maybe you mean that Light have diverged from the original ideas for their phones, and it's true! They're evolving the idea for what their products can be, whilst remaining disconnected. Either way, the LP2 will still be available for those that don't want a camera.
@@TinTownKing Ok, this is gonna be a long one. I wouldn't agree that they're evolving it because it just seems they've caved in under pressure and went with the trend. Classic FOMO. Dedicated button? Just... why? And I love keyboard phones btw. A distraction free phone implies no camera, especially when your USP is "distraction free". Besides, for a more deliberate act, you should probably have a better camera no? Seeing how you'd want to capture the details. From a product development side and their entire brand strategy this simply makes no sense whatsoever, total conflict of concepts. People will inevitably bitch about the poor cam quality. And I'm saying that as someone who deals with high level strategy. This is a panic move. Some focus group tested positive for being influencers of minimalism and told them they need tools to make more pumpkin latte selfies while they're reading books in nature. Before you know it there's a dedicated button, other pretentious crap like Podcasts and Notes because you want to be so mindful as you're not able to perform other basic functions. I mean listen to this dreck: "At its core, the Light Phone III is a simple phone with a camera and some optional tools available. All of our tools are built around intentional use." And from a UX/UI standpoint, the list menu really doesn't do well (proven), it's just there to convince you you're a minimalist. I could go on and on but I've already droned on enough. They shit the bed and I foresee this company ending in a few years.
Do we know if they’ll add a Tesla app? I know it’s wishful thinking but I can dream 😢
It may be wishful thinking but maybe they'll enable APK installation some day.
@@LauraMalvoyante sideloading of apps is possible since the base OS of light phone is android.
or you can buy a matt screen protector 🤷🏻♂️
50MP = High Quality???
@@dreamingthelife for a dumbphone yes
@LauraMalvoyante what do Mega Pixels have to do with picture quality over say 16MP?
edit: your video was good, I just think sometimes tech RUclipsrs can confuse consumers into thinking that higher Mega Pixels will mean the camera is better
@@LauraMalvoyante The misunderstanding is easily cleared up when you realize that a 1920x1080 image is only ~2MP. Colour, detail, dynamic range, low light performance... these things are way more important than the resolution of the images. Hitting 50MP only means a bigger file and wasted storage space, because we all know that it will not take advantage of even half of that resolution. Zoom in a bit and I'm sure it will look like a finger painting like most non professional cameras.
It's cheaper to get a better image at 16MP than the likely inferior high MP camera made to hit a technical specification that won't even make use of the extra resolution and will come at the cost of image quality. 8k is like 33MP or something... does anybody really want a >8k selfie anyways?
iPhone 16 is 48mp. What’s your point?
@@omonteso I don't think you understand MP, the iPhone 13Pro has a 12 Megapixel main sensor, do you think the images on the Light Phone 2's 50 Megapixel sensor will take better photos than the iPhone 13?
This is just bad. Battery not even a week while paying 500$ for this. It makes no sense to me why I would want this. This is like the worse equivalent to an e-ink phone...
@@sworatex1683 Most phones don’t have a week battery life. You’re trading that for a normal day battery life, a larger OLED screen which will make texting and the other minimal functions more usable and streamlines the user interface, no lag, a camera which is useful for daily tasks and fun. I think the upgrades are worth the compromise. We all already manage with daily battery life anyway.