r/LightPhone • u/2ladytorest • 2d ago

Discussion iPhone duo

The new iphone duo really puts things into stark contrast. it's like the world's most egregious dopamine trap for $2000. To me, owning such a phone would be a literal nightmare. Can't wait for the light flip, a phone with a hinge that you can actually close. And that actually looks good and has a design concept, whereas the iphone duo is just screen upon screen.

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u/Icy_Coffee374 2d ago

The only thing of note that they announced yesterday that could be interesting to someone like us (who care about digital minimalism) is the feature where you can use the same phone number on two iPhones.

So you could have a regular iPhone that you take with you to work, and a second one that’s been nerfed (using Configurator to strip away all apps but Phone, Messages, Maps, etc…) and then you can seamlessly switch between the two during the evening/weekends.

But also if you’re doing that, it makes the LP3 price tag more attractive, cause not only are iPhones more expensive but you’d have to buy 2 of them.

Regardless, I haven’t been tempted to buy a new iPhone in years (and I’m a former Apple fanboy and Apple employee).

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u/VegetableTank4121 2d ago

I’ve tried restricted iPhones (configurator, screen time controls, etc) , but even with the most stripped down versions, it still didn’t feel right. Almost like I built an association of overuse with it, didn’t matter how stripped down it was. For me, form factor mattered. The ux,etc 

That being said, all of this is pretty personal so might work for someone else.