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The camera is very high quality (and 50 megapixels). There aren't many options for simple phones with a high quality camera. It also costs a lot to manufacture a phone as a small company, remember the Ubuntu phone? Even Canonical could not get that phone off the ground. The price is high, but we have also been conditioned to absurdly cheap phones by mass production companies with monopolistic market share.

Bro rambles too much otherwise interesting

Other people have mentioned the economies of scale and how that factors into the price, but another thing that's worth thinking about is the lack of data harvesting. Google and apple subsidise the cost of their phones by selling your data. As Light don't do this categorically, throughout the life of the device, there will be more upfront cost. Which is expensive, but it's cool. You have a phone that's a tool, rather than a device that turns you into a product sold to advertisers. Also 200 dollars for a phone with a glass back and milled aluminium body is a WILD expectation. But i get it too - it's a lot of money for something that does less. I'm hoping the cost will mean that it does less, just for much much longer.

Good stuff man. More people should hear this

Great video! Iove it just got one of these Cat S22

hey does it have RCS text messaging or just SMS?

Also do the Mudita Kompakt.

I own one. It's a Good Brick. ;)

They have tapped into a widely overlooked market of people. I don't like social media and I'm tired of getting sucked into youtube rabbit holes or feeling like I need to look something up on Google every 10 minutes. But I don't hate smartphones nor do I want to carry around dumbphone: I love having (good) music apps, directions with real time traffic, digital wallet, weather, transit, updated text messaging, and a QR code reader (because, unfortunately, some places don't print menus anymore). I recently bought tickets to a show and per the website I am not allowed to print the tickets as they will not be valid unless presented on a smartphone app or a digital wallet. I just want an in between dumb- and smartphone with a small form factor that won't make my life more stressful but also will cut out all of the extra junk that smartphones bring. The Light Phone III doesn't look like the answer in its current state but I see that they are taking big steps to go in that direction, which influenced my decision to preorder one for $499. It's kind of a "vote with your dollar" approach, I feel. I am hoping other people and companies will catch on.

Hey, I'm your 130th Subscriber. Actually i think i need to tell you, look the content is great man you've been working hard a lot i can see it in your eyes, it can be felt in your voice too. Look just hear me up you have the courage to talk consider writing the key-points and just try to stick with it, i think it would make the video become more attractive in terms of presentation.

2:37 They don't have the capital to get the manufacturing order at a scale where cost can exponentially drop, that's what really is. And that's likely the reason why it looks bulky, coz the parts are "off the shelf" and not custom designed to fit snugly with each other. They could have went to a typical android manufacturer and order a low tier production-ready model and build their OS from there.

Keep making videos man. You have a gift for this. Great job. You will grow a solid channel!

This should be a custom android launcher. Not a whole phone.

Yeh I looked into this, the guy behind this 'project' has made multiple companies like this and none have evert been materialised - DO NOT BUY ONE!

Its like a watch. A statement, conversation starter. I would never buy a 700$ non smart watch either but still, there are people who pay a lot for watches (and I'm not talking about the ones you buy as an investment)

3:02 An "unlocked phone" is not tied to any specific carrier or network (AT&T, Verizon, etc.). So, you can switch providers by simply swapping SIM cards.

so thats basically it its NOT taking advantage the screen they used was custom made to the size they needed these are not off the shelf screens another cost if your not making millions of them the cost per unit is high im on yesr 5 with my light phone 2 it depends how much your time is worth

your LATE it was 399 at first when i got my preorder in and the price is the less of something you produce the more per device they dont have the buying power of an apple or a samsung so they have to make money some how to stay in business.

Hey dude , you kinda remind me jack black. I don’t know why but maybe your face expression .

Hey man you look like Stifler from American Pie😊.How google maps works on this phone?

I've seen this video like two weeks ago and I found it awesome. I came back because I needed someone to remind me that being on my phone is not not the best way to relax. Thank you for this video. This video is truly it!

Making a comeback like crocks

You have a good personality that would do well on TH-cam. The only tips I would give is to maybe add some music into your videos, and maybe add a few pictures on to the screen every now and then, just to keep the viewers hooked. I know it's a shame you need to stimulate your audience a huge amount to keep them hooked, but if that's the way you need to do it to spread your message of digital minimalism, so be it. Keep up the good work man. Also I got the S22 a few days ago, I really like it, but kind of annoying there isn't many games which I can use the keypad for. Would love snake on this thing.

For the love of god... that thing is like a goddamn suitcase.

I bought this a week ago. And I love it

I was caught in a rainstorm yesterday and about an hour later, as I was using my iPhone, the screen blanked out. Found this Cat S22 and I have fallen in love with the thought of it so I ordered. Am keeping my youtube and e-mails on my laptop and keeping the essential only on this S22. Hopefully it works out, has very good reviews online!

My dumphone serves most of my needs and is with me 24/7. My smartphone is my travel-phone. I rarely carry both

I ordered one today 😊

I identify a lot with you and just got my Cat S22 Flip two days ago and I've been loving it.

Ordered one last night

The point with bear is something i think a lot when im stresed, like idk something is gonna happen in 2 days, why im bothering with that, just let go, you will be worried in two days not now when I cant even do anything

Very nice video and interesting topics, keep it up! But the editing is kinda hatoic(?) i have no problem with that in your videos (well actually within this was a bit too much even for me), but others minght and also i think its not especialy alined with the thing you want to pass onto viewer unless you try to catch and hold tiktok/shorts people :), oh yea and the description is super cool that you make this bullet points onto your videos, great idea

SUNBEAM flip phones are also great for digital minimalism.

im stuck between 3 phones right now the qin f22 a candy bar phone a cat s22 a flip phone and a unihertz titan pocket a blackberry style phone

Ordered one last night, I´m so excited <3

My secondary phone is a Nokia 3310. I always carry it with me. I don't use it widely, but it has a second SIM card that my family knows. If my smart phone runs out of battery, they can call me on Nokia. If my smartphone dies without any signs, I can just put the SIM card in the Nokia because it supports dual SIM. Overall, I use the Nokia as a reliable basic phone for emergencies.

For me smartphones without social media is also a problem. I have a flip phone now but here i am

I would like to ditch my smartphone as I do everything I need on my beefy desktop computer and I prefer my big 27 inch screen, but I can't... I live in France and most if not all banks do require you to have a smartphone for managing transactions and your bank account and yes there is paid alternatives but why should I pay ? Also there is a lot of other things and services designed with smartphone in mind, they designed their thing without considering that maybe some people don't want to use a smartphone or don't even own one to begin with.

I have this phone almost a year i love it so far and its amazing when you start to learn how to use the keypad in texting and scrolling

Cool phone and concept but too HUGE to carry around. Might as well use a regular smartphone

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How is the audio when speaking with people on the phone? is both microphone quality and sound quality on your ears good?

Dude seems to talk at 0.75x. Switch to 1.25x Thanks for the video tho.

Has anyone tried Uber with this one? One Reddit post said it lags on it but I’m determined to try it. Maybe if you just keep the memory clear of other stuff it will work better.

I think you need to look at the camera instead of off to the side

The way he moves his head and talks remind me of Max Headroom

Why are you talking so sweetly

why do you narrate like that

had mine for a year. Had to download a better texting app

Thank u!! I just got a flip phone. I hope it’ll help with my phone problem. I hope, it will allow me to have more time to draw.