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Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by webmaven on Friday April 10, 2020 @11:45AM (#22834184)
Not quite the same; battery needs are a fraction even with front lighting, CPU can be slower due to lower display refresh rate, displays are less fragile so you can have a less robust case, etc. Unfortunately, this doesn't overcome the higher display cost. Perhaps an e-ink feature phone would have a high enough volume to do so.
Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by thazework on Friday April 10, 2020 @03:01PM (#22836269)
The Hisense A5 e-ink phone is available now for around $200and runs on Android 9. https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/hisense-a5-e-ink-smartp...
Re:E Ink smart screen puts a newspaper on your wall by lostlogin on Friday April 10, 2020 @11:34PM (#22839480)
I may have missed it but I can't see any mention of the battery life - surely that's one huge aspect.