The problem with dumbphones? Everyone else's smartphone
Hi everyone!
I hope this is OK to share! I'm a freelance writer and I work with a website called Thingtesting. This week I wrote about the practicalities of switching to a dumbphone, good friction vs bad friction, and how the makers of dumbphones think about these challenges for consumers.
I was inspired by my own journey a while ago considering a dumbphone, but then realising things like, I didn't have an mp3 collection I could listen to any more because I was so used to Spotify, or that my friends would probably not remember to SMS me, meaning I'd miss out on valuable meet up logistics/gossip.
I spoke to people at Dumb Co and Light Phone for this, as well as a parent who has been back and forth on dumbphones herself.
I thought some people here might be interested. :) You can read the story here: https://thingtesting.com/stories/dumbphones-vs-smartphones