“Light Phone” – New phone that does nothing by design

38.5 g

Spare One

Calls 911 or emergency services without SIM card. AA battery powered. Just putting that out there for another option at half the price.

Lot of money for something that doesn't do much. Microsoft/Nokia 130 has 36 Days of standby time, and weighs 2.4 ounces. Expandable memory, MP3 and FM Radio, and costs $25 bucks, no contract. It's like buying an MP3 player that happens to be a phone.

http://www.microsoft.com/en/mobile/phone/130/

Thanks for sharing that Nokia Marc. Looks promising for the basic phone user like myself.

Where can you buy the Nokia 130 ?

I was just looking myself. Looks like india and the UK. Haven't come across it in the US. Crud.

The phones are targeted at emerging markets, and initially went on sale in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, and Vietnam.

There are a few on eBay.

I've got the Nokia 105. Bought circa two years ago. Approximately 30 days standby time. Built in flashlight. Radio. Dirt cheap. Very light. Similar to the 130. Recommended. Perfect for us that doesn't need a smartphone, but just a phone.

Next, they should have something like the Light Phone, but make it solar powered. Little solar panels on the surface could keep it charged up forever. You would need to lay it out in the sun once in a while.

–B.G.–

Bob, the solar powered idea is great. Just like the old calculators.

All these Nokias got me thinking how funny it is that this Light Phone is novel now, these mini brick phones used to be ubiquitous and basically free.

I have an even older calculator that does not use solar or a battery either.

It's called a slide rule.

–B.G.–

It reminds me of this:

http://www.johnsphones.com/store/item9

Just another hipster phone.

Well I use Nokia 1280 for 3+ years. It's 76 gram and has flashlight. Really cool phone. Run ~2weeks on single battery charge. Hard to beat for it's price here of $20-$25