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There have been a few "dumb" phones that have looked interesting lately but they have major issues or are really short run, two that come to mind:

lite phone: https://www.thelightphone.com/shop/products/light-phone-ii-b...

The reviews of this phone that I've seen have been pretty brutal so I've avoided it.

mudita: https://store.mudita.com/store/mudita-pure-minimalist-phone-...

Out of stock, but looked interesting.

Anyone aware of any others?

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The Light Phone not being open source killed it for me. Or at least having an easier option for alternative os.

Yep. Open source the OS and allow sideloaded applications for folks who draw the line somewhat differently for where to trade off "dumb" vs "smart", and the LightPhone would be a winner, but alas...

I met someone in Bellingham with one of these things once. It was pretty sweet, and they'd explicitly cited their having culled their smartphone addiction with it as a selling point, so I guess it works to some degrees. I forget off the top of my head exactly which feature I wish it had that I wanted to sideload on, but whatever.

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