Engineering:Minimalist mobile phone
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Short description: Type of mobile phone with only basic functions
A minimalist mobile phone or dumbphone is a mobile phone which is designed to reduce digital distractions by limiting features to only ones deemed essential such as calling and texting.[1][2][3]
Examples
- Boring Phone[4]
- Gabb Phone[5]
- John's Phone[6]
- Light Phone (1st generation)[7]
- Light Phone II[8]
- Light Phone III[9]
- Light Flip[10]
- Minimal Phone[11]
- Mudita Kompakt[12]
- Punkt MP02[13]
- Wisephone[14]
References
- ↑ Wiseman, Ed (October 23, 2018). "I tested 12 dumbphones and these are the best to cut screen time, simplify tech and keep kids safe". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/best-basic-phones-dumbphones/.
- ↑ McMahon, Jordan (September 24, 2025). "Get Yourself a Smartphone Without the Distractions". https://nymag.com/strategist/article/minimalist-phone-guide-2025.html.
- ↑ Wayne, Teddy (March 23, 2012). "A Smartphone Future? But Not Yet". https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/fashion/a-hardy-group-holds-out-on-smartphones.html.
- ↑ "Heineken and Bodega Drop a Boring Phone for Gen Z". April 17, 2024. https://www.adweek.com/creativity/heineken-bodega-boring-phone-gen-z/.
- ↑ "Gabb phone 4 pro". https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/gabb-phone-4-pro.
- ↑ Wattanajantra, Asavin. "The world's most simple mobile phone". https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-worlds-most-simple-mobile-phone/.
- ↑ Metz, Rachel. "Can This Dumb Phone Free Us from Smartphone Addiction?". https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/03/31/152825/can-this-dumb-phone-free-us-from-smartphone-addiction/.
- ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (March 1, 2018). "The Light Phone 2 adds messaging and more to the ultra-minimalist cellphone". https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/1/17066494/light-phone-2-ultra-minimalist-cellphone-indiegogo-crowdfunding.
- ↑ Chen, Brian (April 6, 2025). "Can Using a Dumber Phone Cure 'Brain Rot'?". https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/technology/personaltech/light-phone-iii-brain-rot.html.
- ↑ https://www.wired.com/story/light-flip-is-the-modern-stylish-dumb-flip-phone-of-your-luddite-dreams/
- ↑ Chokkattu, Julian (May 14, 2025). "The Minimal Phone Can Help Limit Your Time on Social Media—With Compromises". https://www.wired.com/review/minimal-phone/.
- ↑ Aouf, Rima Sabina (August 28, 2025). "Four of the best dumbphones for a digital detox". https://www.dezeen.com/2025/08/28/best-dumbphones-reviewed-digital-detox/.
- ↑ McMahon, Jordan (May 1, 2023). "This Phone Helped Me Curb My Screen Addiction". https://nymag.com/strategist/2023/05/punkt-mp02-review-2023.html.
- ↑ Jancer, Matt (April 8, 2026). "Best Dumbphones for Smarter Phone Use or a Digital Detox". https://www.vice.com/en/via/best-dumb-phones/.
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