Re:The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone
by owroomexorcist on Saturday August 14, 2021 @06:45PM
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> The Light Phone II uses a technology called "electronic paper," also commonly called E-Ink. It was made popular by e-reader devices like the Kindle. The screen is characterized by its low power requirements, high visibility & contrast, and wide viewing angle. When viewing the screen, there is no backlight like you would find on a smartphone.
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Re:The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone
by causality0 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @08:21PM
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Yeah, but is there a front light like you would find on a Kindle? If so it emits blue light.
According to https://support.thelightphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/36003112... there is a screen light which automatically engages in low-light situations. (although it doesn’t tell us the color of that screen light)
But it kind of doesn’t matter. The web site quite clearly said that the screen doesn’t emit blue light, and since the screen is e-ink it presumably doesn’t; it only reflects it. The site made no such claim about the separate screen light.
(Live by the “technically correct is the best kind of correct”, die by the “technically correct is the best kind of correct”. ;) )