I’ve tried everything short of hypnosis to spend less time on my phone — grayscale mode, app limits, leaving it in a different room like it’s a cursed object. But inevitably, I get sucked into a ...

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.

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 ...