Light Phone II .. A phone that helps you reduce the dependence of your smartphone

Light announced today that it has begun shipping Light Phone II to its supporters and the Brooklyn-based startup has announced the opening of the phone pre-order, which can be purchased on the company's website for $ 350. before the shipping date, mid-October. .

The announcement comes a year after the company's first product called (Light Phone) – announced by the company in 2017 via (Kickstarter) for $ 150 and months after the launch of a campaign within the platform (Indiegogo) for the current device.

Many users suffer from the smartphone syndrome and some psychologists claim that phone access in our pocket is a desire inherent in instinctive curiosity, while others claim that it is from a form of addiction fueled by the fear of leaving our friends, family and the world in general.

According to a survey of the electronic buyout market (BankMyCell), the average smartphone user checks his device 63 times a day.

The Light Phone II is a 4G LTE mobile smartphone, a simple phone the size of a credit card, covered with a plastic wrap, equipped with basic tools and using an electronic screen E -Ink black and white of 2.84 inches. Fully customized.

The device has a speaker, a proximity sensor, a microphone, a power button, a button for lock, a micro-USB port, a nano SIM card slot and a processor chip allowing it to run its naked version of the Android operating system ( Light OS).

The phone weighs only 78 grams, operates independently of the smartphone and supports the basic functions of calls and correspondence in addition to the alarm clock. It requires a cell service provided by Light Company for $ 30 per month in the United States in partnership with telecommunications companies.

If you choose not to subscribe, you can pair (Light Phone II) with your primary phone and set the call transfer, so that incoming and outgoing calls are routed through (Light Phone II), which means allows you to use it as a standalone phone or as a supplement to your current phone.

Light Phone II will not have access to social media, emails, news or commercials, making it a new user experience with the help of what the company calls customizable gadgets, designed apps to make Light Phone II) More capable.

These applications include a calculator, an alarm clock, detailed instructions, transportation services, and the Find My Phone feature.

The company has supplied the new device with a battery capacity of 950 mA, which gives it a battery life of about 3 days of regular use and about a week in standby mode.

The Light Phone II has Bluetooth features: the wireless network – although there is wireless network connectivity, the device can never browse the internet – and that there is a port for helmet.