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Onyx Boox Palma. It's not a phone so maybe it doesn't exactly count, but other than the lack of a SIM its basically just a phone with a really good e-ink display. I've been really happy with it, it's my favorite Android device since the OnePlus 7 Pro.
Interesting. With it being powered by Android, can you install anything from the Play store or are you limited? I imagine you can chat with friends via non-SMS means?
Yep, it has full play store support so you can install whatever you want.
Can you root? Does it have rom support?
I haven't seen anything about it being rooted or rom support yet, but that's not really my scene anymore. I believe Hisense makes a similar e-ink device that is rootable if that's a hard requirement for you, although I think I've read it's only released in China so it may be hard to find.
EDIT: From another comment in this thread it looks like the Hisense A9 is what you want if you're after a rootable e-ink device (and with a SIM so you can use it as an actual phone too)