I’m a big fan of the Light Phone III, which launched early this year and has been shipping out steadily on a sort of rolling backorder that sees a slight delay between placing your order on Light Phone’s site and receiving the phone.

While the wait time for a Light Phone III is currently only until September for orders placed today, the shortest wait time I’ve seen since the Light Phone III began shipping out in late March, it’s still a $699 dumb phone.

Not sold on a dumb phone? Well, I tested a bunch, and the Light Phone II is still on that list. Why? Because even though it’s now one generation old, it’s a hell of a value for a touchscreen dumb phone at $299.

Light Phone II (opens in a new window)

for sanity’s sake

Lots of people have found the allure of smartphone’s 24/7 access to t

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