New low cost 3G smartphone uses e-ink to keep the price down
0. phoneArena posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:43
A Chinese company called Fndroid is working together with Eink to develop a 3G smartphone that would be as cheap as a featurephone and offer outstanding battery life with a display that would be easy to read in the sunlight; the phone would also be very light and could be available to consumers as early as sometime later this year...
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1. _PHug_ posted on 27 Feb 2013, 16:52 2 0
In the title are you saying this project is a 'Lost Cause' or that it will be 'Low Cost'?
4. ocilfa posted on 27 Feb 2013, 17:33 0 0
I'd like to see someone use a photo editing app on this. You could do some pro color balance.
5. vincent95 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 19:40 0 2
Seriously? Do we really need this? You can get 4G smartphones on contract for FREE nowadays. If this comes to the U.S. which I hope it doesn't, it would have to NOT require a data plan.
10. SavageLucy42 posted on 28 Feb 2013, 09:37 0 0
Would probably good for older people or people with poor eyesight. As well as people who do only want to use the phone for keeping track of appointments, emails, and looking up information.
6. lilg29 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 19:52 0 0
Im unsure what to think of this, this is more of a non camera/video/game phone that would only be ok to text, call,and listen to music on.
7. pixelado posted on 27 Feb 2013, 20:24 0 3
Can anyone tell me what's the point of running Android on this?
8. B3BLW29 posted on 27 Feb 2013, 22:57 2 0
Because its a great OS for mobile phone. now shhhh
11. pixelado posted on 28 Feb 2013, 09:50 0 0
Using an outdated version of the OS with more limitations than benefits? Yeah, seems worth it, doesn't it?
Thumb me down if that makes you feel better, I'm not bashing the platform, I'm just questioning the purpose of it.
9. jsdechavez posted on 28 Feb 2013, 01:08 0 0
Wow! YES PLEASE!!! This is the end for Android's poor batt life.!
12. GeekMovement posted on 01 Mar 2013, 00:52 0 0
Looks like the Galaxy S III those rounded phones.
