This dumbphone made me rethink what I need from a phone - and it beats E Ink

The Light Phone's third iteration swaps the E Ink display for a sharp AMOLED screen and adds a color camera, all while staying true to its minimalist philosophy.

• The Light Phone 3 is available now with support from many major carriers for $599.
• It's setting a new standard for simplified phones by combining a sleek, minimal product with a focused purpose.
• I wish the battery lasted longer, there are still some features in development, and it's not exactly cheap.

Much attention has been paid to the idea of a "dumbphone." We've all had the thought: how liberating it would be to ditch the smartphone forever, freeing yourself from the shackles of social media, the endless stream of notifications, and after-hours work emails. 

The problem is that we're used to a certain aesthetic experience. The idea of going back to a flip phone or lo-fi early-2000s ...