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This Android smartphone has an e-ink screen, will last a week on a single charge

0. phoneArena posted on 19 Oct 2012, 04:29

In case you've ever handled a non-color Kindle e-book reader, you know how neat those e-ink screens actually are. Sure, their slow refresh rate can be annoying, but their outdoor visibility is excellent, not to mention that the technology behind them sucks minimum amounts of battery power. Now, have you ever wondered what would happen if a smartphone was made using this type of screen? Wonder no more as the Chinese company Onyx International has already made one...

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1. No_Nonsense posted on 19 Oct 2012, 04:32 6

Nokia 3310 is back?

17. Nadr1212 posted on 20 Oct 2012, 12:21

And I'm here because?

20. bayusuputra posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:20

because you read the article and felt like commenting..

2. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 19 Oct 2012, 04:46 10

You can get a brick and no charge is ever required LOL

3. cepcamba posted on 19 Oct 2012, 04:46 2

Good for browsing... but I'd prefer a 7" tablet.

4. abdullahgulabi posted on 19 Oct 2012, 04:49 5

actually pretty neat for e-mail, chat, SMS, calls and even RSS!

14. Nathan_ingx posted on 19 Oct 2012, 10:25

Or we can try playing angry birds, NFS shift...in greyscale if the hardware allows us, lol!!

5. pegasso posted on 19 Oct 2012, 05:06 2

e-ink is good for secondary display, not main display.

6. StrumerJohn posted on 19 Oct 2012, 05:08 5

That nexus is not at maximum brightness... >.>

7. Cyan3boN posted on 19 Oct 2012, 05:23 3

we just went a step backward

8. Seymur (unregistered) posted on 19 Oct 2012, 05:42 1

BlackBerry monochrome

9. the_best (limited) yesterday, 01:37 posted on 19 Oct 2012, 06:01

lagga as hell, but its a nice prototype.. it would be neat to be able to charge once a week again, like in the good old days=)

10. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 19 Oct 2012, 06:45

lol... use a nokia phone that has ClearBlack Display... and enjoy watching youtube and playing angry birds under the sun!

11. Suitup posted on 19 Oct 2012, 07:18 1

Anybody else find it ironic that a phone that only needs to be charged weekly, has a low battery and displays connect charger within the first couple of minutes of the video?

12. hltechie posted on 19 Oct 2012, 07:55 1

I'm trying to imaging black and white Angry Birds lol

13. AppleConspiracy posted on 19 Oct 2012, 08:18

What happened to Mirasol non-backlight fast-response color displays?

19. torchh posted on 21 Oct 2012, 13:01

Being used in 4 e-book readers, according to Qualcomm:

http://www.qualcomm.com/mirasol/products

15. ibap posted on 19 Oct 2012, 12:46 1

How about the Adam screen, which overlays an e-ink and a color display?

16. ChangMin2012 posted on 20 Oct 2012, 11:56

Come to Sprint, it's going to be awesome for a starter-midranger phone.

18. Joshua9007 posted on 20 Oct 2012, 12:59 1

I would think of it more as a phone for developing nations, not even a low end phone in the us would sell if it didn't at least have a color screen. I don't think someone would even take it for free on a prepay carrier when there are $20 basic phones with color screens.
On the flip side, I would like to see a tablet that had a duel layer screen that could be used as an e-reader and save the battery. Also, I would think maybe this technology could be combined with existing technology to improve battery use of today's screens.

21. bayusuputra posted on 21 Oct 2012, 21:21

No more angry birds, but we'll get those Snakes again.. and tetris probably..

22. workoli posted on 02 Feb 2013, 12:39

Ohh you young silly kids...
I need an android eink phone! Long accu period and no more annoying flash advertisement. Only the real valid content. Ebooks anywere anytime. Yummy.

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