limerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 months agoMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down115
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkMinimal Phone: Low-priced smartphone with E Ink display and complete keyboardwww.notebookcheck.netlimerod@reddthat.comM to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoHow long does the battery last? I think a week minimum and preferably a month it’s what would be needed to make it worth it.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·8 months ago“several days” So the same as most other modern phones under light use.
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·8 months agoNot the same. E-ink displays only require power when you turn on the backlight or things change on the screen. The screen on time should be higher compared to regular LCD/OLED panels.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoe-ink makes sense for like a book reader. But how often do you do that on a phone vs everything else. Plus it’s slow to update. This will not be a great experience for running Android. It’s a bizarre experiment, and the other specs are not very minimal at all, despite the name.
How long does the battery last? I think a week minimum and preferably a month it’s what would be needed to make it worth it.
“several days”
So the same as most other modern phones under light use.
Not the same. E-ink displays only require power when you turn on the backlight or things change on the screen. The screen on time should be higher compared to regular LCD/OLED panels.
e-ink makes sense for like a book reader. But how often do you do that on a phone vs everything else.
Plus it’s slow to update. This will not be a great experience for running Android.
It’s a bizarre experiment, and the other specs are not very minimal at all, despite the name.