limerod to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agoMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1294
arrow-up1294external-linkMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netlimerod to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-squarelimerodOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoNot the same. E-ink displays only require power when you turn on the backlight or things change on the screen. The screen on time should be higher compared to regular LCD/OLED panels.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoe-ink makes sense for like a book reader. But how often do you do that on a phone vs everything else. Plus it’s slow to update. This will not be a great experience for running Android. It’s a bizarre experiment, and the other specs are not very minimal at all, despite the name.
Not the same. E-ink displays only require power when you turn on the backlight or things change on the screen. The screen on time should be higher compared to regular LCD/OLED panels.
e-ink makes sense for like a book reader. But how often do you do that on a phone vs everything else.
Plus it’s slow to update. This will not be a great experience for running Android.
It’s a bizarre experiment, and the other specs are not very minimal at all, despite the name.