Light
Light Phone III
The minimalist flagship. OLED, a scroll wheel, and nothing to scroll.
Pre-order Cold turkey devices
$899 plus an optional Light Service plan: $59/mo (1GB) or $89/mo (unlimited) on a two-year contract, or $25/mo with no contract
899 dollars unlocked from Light; the FAQ notes the pre-order price does not include tax or shipping. Light also sells it on a two-year Light Service contract, 59 dollars a month with 1GB of data or 89 dollars a month unlimited. It launched in March 2025 at 599 dollars.
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- TypeSlab
- SoftwareCustom minimal OS
- Screen3.92" OLED
- Network4G / 5G
- Introduced 2024
Software and apps
- Operating system
- LightOS (custom, Android-based)
- App store
- Curated apps
- Web browser
- No
- No
- Sideloading
- No
- No
- Spotify
- No
- Podcasts
- Yes
- Apple Music
- No
- Your own MP3s
- Yes
- RCS messaging
- No
- Group texts
- Yes
- Android Auto
- NoLightOS has no Google services.
- Maps
- Yes: built-in maps, HERE
- Rideshare
- Yes, via TrempThe Rideshare tool books an Uber or a Lyft through Tremp, so neither app is on the phone. Tremp takes ten percent on top of the fare, two dollars minimum, and waives it on the first five rides.
Hardware
- Form factor
- Slab (touch)
- Screen
- 3.92" AMOLED 1080x1240, monochrome UI, matte glass
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 1,800 mAh user-replaceable
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- No
- Water and dust
- IP54
- Weight
- 124 g
Connectivity
- Network
- 4G / 5G
- VoLTE
- Yes
- SIM
- Physical SIM + eSIMNano-SIM plus eSIM. eSIM arrived in LightOS v550 and Light still labels it beta: it works on AT&T and T-Mobile, is not yet certified for Verizon, and is not yet offered on Light's own service plan.
- Wi-Fi hotspot
- YesHotspot is one of the tools in LightOS.
- Bands
- 4G LTE: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B29, B30, B38, B40, B41, B42, B48, B53, B66, B71. 5G: N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N14, N20, N25, N26, N28, N29, N30, N38, N40, N41, N48, N53, N66, N70, N71, N77, N78
- Works on
- AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
- Carriers
- Unlocked. In the US Light lists AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (no prepaid, no Numbershare), Ting, Mint, US Mobile Light Speed, Noble Mobile and its own Light plan; Sprint, Google Fi, Cricket, Spectrum, Xfinity, Consumer Cellular, US Cellular, Metro, Straight Talk, Tracfone, PureTalk and most other MVNOs are not supported. In Canada, TELUS and Koodo only.
Where to get one
- Regions
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Latin America, Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Light ships from the US to 80 countries. Its carrier checker lists compatible networks in about 80 countries and territories, among them the US, Canada, the UK, most of Europe, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and the Gulf states.
- Buy
- thelightphone.comAffiliate link. Buying through it pays this site a commission; it costs you nothing extra and it did not decide what the row above says.
- Also sold at
- Light sells it directly. Dumb Wireless lists the phone but says they do not currently stock it because of supply shortages, and point you back to Light. Light's own store also carries a Noble Mobile variant, currently unavailable.
Notes
Tools come from Light's dashboard website, not an app store. Fingerprint unlock is still switched off in LightOS, and the NFC chip is waiting on a wallet Light has not shipped.
Last updated September 18, 2026.
