Searching for the perfect minimalist smartphone

David has a Light Phone III, and it’s making him wonder a lot of things about technology. So The Verge’s Allison Johnson joins the show to talk about the whole trend of minimalist smartphones, and to figure out which features a smartphone absolutely needs, and which ones we could all probably do without. After that, The Verge’s Andy Hawkins takes us through a big weekend in the Tesla Takedown movement, what’s happening with Elon Musk’s car company, how automakers are responding to impending tariffs, and whether we’re wrong to be excited about the new Nissan Leaf. Finally, The Verge’s Jen Tuohy answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11, or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about all-seeing cameras in our homes. Which mostly don’t exist yet. Mostly.

Further reading:

Light Phone III review: everything in moderation
There’s no perfect minimalist phone — yet
One year with the Light Phone 2
We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too
‘Tesla Takedown’ protesters planning ‘biggest day of action’
How Elon Musk turned the Tesla brand so toxic
The Nissan Leaf lives on as a compact SUV with a Tesla charge port
Ring’s latest security camera is a drone that flies around inside your house
Project Astra is the future of AI at Google
Alexa Plus arrives with promise but plenty of questions

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