Re:31.2˝ Color EPaper Display
by Kluny on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @04:28PM
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My favorite use-case is a laptop that I can use to write/study/code in bright sunlight.
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Or a phone. Do either of these exist yet as single display devices? I've only seen half measures with a regular LCD plus an e-ink add on that was very much a gimmick.
I would be so thrilled for an e-ink phone to get rid of my current one with. I don't play movies, the refresh rate doesn't need to be great, it does need to be color, and if the battery lasts a week again... well worth it.
Re:31.2˝ Color EPaper Display
by canuckintime on Thursday February 18, 2021 @04:11AM
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Hisense has been offering eink phones for the past two years. The latest iteration is the A7 CC 5G with a 6.7" 300 ppi color e-ink display
Oh, that's exciting! I was last looking hard in 2018 but I'm still surprised I didn't notice.
Alas, I've got the whole "phone needs to be small enough to use one handed" due to disability stuff so https://www.gsmchoice.com/en/catalogue/hisense/a5c/ is their smaller one and it's a bit big but close...
Might be a wait until there's enough market for a niche of both not huge and also e-ink. There was a bar e-ink phone though! I'm surprised they can't just put a more complex OS on it given the resolution...