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Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out. (www.businessinsider.com)

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Kendrick Lamar enters the tech space with a collaboration on the Light Phone 2. Light phones offer minimalistic experiences without apps or color.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why does color matter? My dumb phone in the 90s had a color screen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Uses more battery, i'ma guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe, but with the rest of the description, I'm guessing you're still talking about a battery life in terms of a significant number of days. I also wouldn't be surprised if a tiny, low-end LCD color screen was cheaper than an e-ink screen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah I think you're right; color lcd are usually quite a bit cheaper than eink at least in small quantities without talking direct to manufacturers. They use a lot more power though since eink only uses power when changing and none otherwise.