Even “dumb phones” can’t miss out on this essential feature in 2025

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Modern smartphones have many things in common. Among the features that bring them together, the presence of a camera on the back of the phone is an institution. It is unthinkable to market a smartphone in 2025 without take good care of your camera lens.

On the other side of the spectrum, much simpler phones, designed to help us “disconnect,” are making their way into the mobile phone market. Unlike smartphones, “dumb phones,” or dumb phones in plain English, are built around one idea: to be as simple as possible.

“Dumb phones”: a growing trend

These devices don’t have a great screen or a super-fast processor; they don’t allow you to surf the internet or spend hours on social media. They work like old smartphones, devoid of current technologies.

One of the best-known brands on this market is light. The American company has just presented its new version of its Light Phone. With this third iteration, the creators of the ” the world's simplest phone “ couldn't avoid the camera.

It was a recurring request from the public, and now a small, very basic lens has just appeared on the back of the phone. Launched last June, this new version is intended to be slightly larger, brighter and a little faster than the old models.

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A ” dumb phone ” in keeping with the times

When we talk about “dumb phones”, we often imagine Nokia 3310s with touchscreens, but in reality, these phones are much closer to the latest iPhone than the pagers of the 90s. With the Light Phone 3, users therefore benefit from a camera, on the front and the back, but also a fingerprint reader to unlock the phone.

This new model also has a Podcasts and Music application. If it is not directly connected to the internet, it is possible to download your favorite songs by going to the Light website with your computer.

If this phone interests you, pre-orders are already open. The Light Phone 3 retails for $599.

The camera: the number one issue for all manufacturers

With the arrival of a camera on the back of its phone, Light brings us face to face with our expectations. Among the most important elements on a phone, the camera is always the first one we look at. Several opinion studies have shown that this feature is at least as important as the price of the smartphone.

So to appeal to as many people as possible, manufacturers are doubling their ingenuity to offer ever more realistic photos. Apple improves its iPhone camera every year and the arrival in the coming days of the new Samsung Galaxy 25 (25+ and Ultra) should shake up the “camera phone” market.

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