Light Phone - phone weighs only 38 grams and has an autonomy of 20 days

Imagination in creating new models of smartphones or smartwatch with new ways to make the device in question more attractive, with more innovative features and in step with the times certainly do not lack. But there who try to take a step back, with minimalist design and functionality with more basic and simple.

 The artist and designer Joe Hollier in collaboration with Kaiwei Tang, a veteran of the mobile industry (which has given rise to products such as the Razr, Motorola Defy and Droid 4), are considering a different way in the use of their device the mobile for the use of each day, creating a phone that you can use as little as possible. Their Light Phone is a very minimalist, with a mixture of technology these days and the basic features of the first mobile phones: you can only make and receive calls. Just not to miss another, also it indicates the hour. E ‘designed especially for those times when social networks or emails can be left by giving priority aspect then “calls”. The calls you receive on Light Phone are forwarded then the other device previously set and you have left aside momentarily. Light Phone is the size of a credit card, the battery lasts for 20 days.

 Hollier and Tang, after developing the project and created the device in Hyper Island during the inaugural 30-week program dedicated designers, are starting the creation of its official campaign on Kickstarter.

 Light Phone is essentially a device unlocked and is distributed internationally supplied with a pre-charge 500 free minutes and is independent of any existing operator. This means that unless you have a smartphone or unfortunately it is lost or fails, Light Phone will continue to function thereby making themselves useful as an emergency phone.

Technical specifications:

•  Color: Matt white


• Weight: 38.5 grams


• Chip: MTK6250


• Memory: up to 10 calls


• Display: Dot-Matix


• Battery: life up to 20 days


• Sim Cards: Mini SIM


• Connector: Micro USB


• English Language


• In the package: Light Phone, charger, SIM card pre-loaded and surprises…


• Connectivity: GSM network frequencies 850/900/1800/1900

 Hollier and Tang further point out that this is a simple device; it could potentially be the first phone to give to a kid. You cannot installarci applications, you can check for updates and receive notifications from social networks or listen to music and watch video: just make and receive calls. Light Phone is well balanced with the importance of staying in touch with the most important things, rather than using the option of “disconnection” which involves turning off the phone.

 Hollier explains that Light Phone has been thought of as innovative phone to change to better our relationship with it, and developed to give back valuable time to people by removing the typical anxieties dates from a vibration or a sound warning for receiving a ‘email or a notification that comes from some socially. It may be confusing to some digital native, but bring to others the freedom not to be always constantly available.

 The production team was incredibly honest and practical about the time of distribution of the phone; rather than promise and not keep, we offer a clear program about the marketing that could take up to a year so coming to May 2016. On their profile Tumblr, however, there is a constant update on the development of Light Phone.

 The Kickstarter campaign of Light Phone was launched on May 13, to book a personal copy of the device there is a donation of $ 100. If you are a designer and inspire you to participate in the project, up to June 10, 2015 Subscriptions are open for the second edition of 30weeks at Hyper Island, an experimental program aimed at designers and developers.

Light Phone - phone weighs only 38 grams and has an autonomy of 20 days