News Summary

• A dumbphone has a basic set of features and minimal internet connection.
• Mudita Kompakt is ideal for people whose main problem with their smartphone is the screen.
• Light Phone 3 is probably the first contemporary dumbphone to feel aspirational, thanks to the attractive design of its hardware and operating system.
• The only absence that truly frustrated me was autocorrect – forget touch typing without it.
• The other main downsides are the cost and the battery life – similar to a new iPhone, but without the hours of daily usage to account for it.