An American writer in the New York Times talks about her experience with changing her smartphone to a primitive phone for a month. The writer said that she decided to make a complete change in December 2023, by giving up the iPhone 15, which is worth $1,300, in exchange for the Orpic phone.

The market for minimalist phones has expanded in recent years, said Jose Briones, who created the “Dumb Phone Finder” to help people choose from 98 models he tried.