The Minimal Phone is now shipping (E Ink phone with a QWERTY keyboard)
  • hersh@literature.cafeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    TCL is releasing a new phone later this year with a toggle-able e-ink mode. So you can use it with in full color when you want, and switch to e-ink when you want. It’s in a more conventional aspect ratio so apps will look more “normal”. I can say from experience with my Boox e-reader that a lot of apps do not work well in 4:3.

    https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/6/24335983/tcl-60-xe-nxtpaper-e-ink-specs-ces

    Might be my next phone if the CPU and software is not awful (big if).

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      E ink like mode. It’s not actually e ink it just makes the screen black and white. In the video they talk about how it’s just more of a low power/distraction free mode.

      • keyez@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        In the CNET video below it looks like a different home screen and everything you launch into, it doesn’t just switch to monochrome and both articles claim massive battery life gains when in eink mode meaning it’s not just LED but curious to know more and keep an eye out

  • lka1988@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    But it has a slow screen refresh rate, which makes it less than ideal for watching videos, playing games, or other actions.

    I love how this is one of the first criticisms, as if that wasn’t the entire point of this device.

    MediaTek

    Ah yes, I forgot THAT’S why I didn’t go for this thing.