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Are there any mobile phones with eInk displays? I've wanted a Lightphone2 [0] but it seems like it might be vapourware. [0] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects

Are there any mobile phones with eInk displays? I've wanted a Lightphone2 [0] but it seems like it might be vapourware. [0] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/light-phone-2#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/light-phone-2#/

i_am_nomad 7y ago
I’ve seen one produced by Motorola for the Indian market - it was segmented eInk, so very simple and low-power. I’d love to see them in the US and EU, they’re just the thing for someone who wants to carry around a durable, cheap, and non-distracting phone.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  There's also this one that might exist in Japan https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/kyocera-releases-tiny-e-paper-companion-phone-in-japan/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/kyocera-releases-tiny-e-...
jmgao 7y ago
You can get a Yotaphone 3 for $300 shipped from aliexpress, which is an Android phone with an OLED screen on one side, and an eInk screen on the other. The eInk screen is intended to be used with apps with custom support using a yota-specific SDK, but there are some hacks you can do to mirror everything over to the eInk screen, which works reasonably well.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  I'm really looking for a device with only an e-ink screen, and the correspondingly long battery life & low distraction factor. Having two screens seems strictly worse than having either one or the other to me.
anarcat 7y ago
The Kingrow does this: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kingrow-k1-the-healthy-phone-cares-your-eyes/x/16580847#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kingrow-k1-the-healthy-ph... It's still crowdfunding, but it seems they started mass production already and it will be for real.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  This looks like almost exactly what I want! But they've only raised $78,000? How can that possibly be enough to design and mass-produce a new mobile phone?

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Are there any mobile phones with eInk displays? I've wanted a Lightphone2 [0] but it seems like it might be vapourware. [0] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects

by ForHackernews 7y ago

i_am_nomad 7y ago
I’ve seen one produced by Motorola for the Indian market - it was segmented eInk, so very simple and low-power. I’d love to see them in the US and EU, they’re just the thing for someone who wants to carry around a durable, cheap, and non-distracting phone.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  There's also this one that might exist in Japan https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/kyocera-releases-tiny-e-paper-companion-phone-in-japan/ https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/18/kyocera-releases-tiny-e-...
jmgao 7y ago
You can get a Yotaphone 3 for $300 shipped from aliexpress, which is an Android phone with an OLED screen on one side, and an eInk screen on the other. The eInk screen is intended to be used with apps with custom support using a yota-specific SDK, but there are some hacks you can do to mirror everything over to the eInk screen, which works reasonably well.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  I'm really looking for a device with only an e-ink screen, and the correspondingly long battery life & low distraction factor. Having two screens seems strictly worse than having either one or the other to me.
anarcat 7y ago
The Kingrow does this: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kingrow-k1-the-healthy-phone-cares-your-eyes/x/16580847#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kingrow-k1-the-healthy-ph... It's still crowdfunding, but it seems they started mass production already and it will be for real.
- ForHackernews 7y ago
  This looks like almost exactly what I want! But they've only raised $78,000? How can that possibly be enough to design and mass-produce a new mobile phone?