New 'dumb phone' offers alternative to smartphone

What was old is new again, sort of.

Meet the Light Phone 2.  Some may call it a "dumb phone" because it's a new phone that only does the essentials like call, store contacts and text.

The makers of Light Phone 2 say it encourages people to put down their smartphone and are calling the experience "going light."

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It is a simple, 4G LTE phone that will use the Android operating system.

The phone is crowdfunded by and can be found on Indiegogo.com.  The developers have already raised nearly $800,000 by 2600 backers.

The cost of the phone is expected to be $250 and it will be available by April 2019.