Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big. Our personal tech columnist tried swapping out his iPhone for ...

Stylish, well-made, fun to use. Nice and responsive OLED monochrome screen. Good speaker and microphone quality. Lets you properly ditch a smartphone—if you’re on the right carrier. Very expensive.

The irony at the core of this article is that I learned about the Light Phone III while scrolling endlessly through articles on my iPhone, something that the Light Phone III absolutely can't do. And ...