This looks cool but… I’m nervous about pre-ordering from a company I’ve never heard of. Anyone know anything about these guys?

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    5 months ago

    Huh, wasn’t aware there were other phones with similar technology already out there, my bad. I’ve edited my comment to mention it’s a similar phone, not the same though.

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      Personally I think they’re a bit of a gimmick anyway. The only real appeal of an e-ink display is that it makes everything you might do on a phone a worse experience, dissuading you from doing those things. Just get a slide phone like they had in the naughties to handle your calls and text, carry a notepad for everything else. Accomplishes the same thing for cheaper

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        It’s still got the benefit of a way better battery life, since there’s no backlight or OLEDs to keep powered, and the screen only uses energy while being refreshed.

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          While true, if you’re not actively using the phone (on any phone) then the battery shouldn’t drain very quickly. Think it’s a bit of a moot point given that

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          You’ve heard of ereaders, right? Better yet, you’ve heard of books, right? Why anyone would want to read a book in the form factor of a phone I have no idea. And even still, some slide phone plus an ereader plus a pen and pad would still be cheaper than either the Hisense A9 or the Minimalist phone. You’re paying a premium to combine functionality while making some of those functions worse

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            Gosh, do I feel silly! You’re right, nobody reads on the pocket-sized device they carry around all the time.

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              If you read books on your phone then by all means feel free to continue. It’s a suboptimal way of reading though and I’m judging the fuck out of you for it.